Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information received on 16 October
2020 for:

        "I would like to request a copy of the operative documents which
set out the criteria and rules which pertain to the qualifications of
people whom the universities accept as being qualified for entry to
courses which lead to registration as a psychologist."

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202007811.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 16 November 2020, being
20 working days after the day your request was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia Ora Dr Robert Shaw

Thank you for your request under the Official information Act 1982 for the
following information:

" I would like to request a copy of the operative documents which set out
the criteria and rules which pertain to the qualifications of people whom
the universities accept as being qualified for entry to courses which lead
to registration as a psychologist."

The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) does not hold the information you
have requested. We have consulted with the Ministry of Education and the
Tertiary Education Commission regarding an approach to this request. I
have been advised that the information you are seeking is more closely
associated with the functions of the universities. The Ministry is obliged
to transfer your request under section 14 of the Act to all universities
in New Zealand. Are you able to advise if you would like the Ministry to
proceed with this transfer, or whether you would prefer to approach the
universities of interest to you?

Please note, if you do not respond to this email by COB 23 October 2020,
the Ministry will transfer your request for information to all
universities pursuant to section 14 of the Act.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Ngā mihi,
Emily

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia Ora Robert,

Thank you for your email. Just to confirm, unfortunately the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) does not hold the information you have requested.
The Ministry would have transferred your request to the Psychologists
Board pursuant to section 14., however they are not subject to the Act.
You may wish to approach the Psychologists Board directly for this
information, however this would not be a request under the Act. The
Ministry will now consider your request for information closed.

Thank you very much.

 Ngā mihi,
 Emily

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        "Dr Robert Shaw"
<[FOI #13993 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        22/10/2020 12:24 pm
Subject:        Re: Your request for official information (H202007811)

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Kia ora Emily

The authority which holds this information is the Psychologists Board. As
I understand it, they set the criteria and the rules and they convey this
to the universities. The universities then interpret the criteria and the
rules. I am trying to find out what are the actual directives to the
universities and hence to make sense of the alternative interpretations.

The FYI site does not have the Psychologists Board listed, and hence I
thought you would be the most likely to manage the request as it concerns
health practitioners. My apologies for an confusion this has caused. Thank
you for your assistance.

Regards

Dr Robert Shaw

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