23 December 2020
OIA Reference #: OIA2020112601
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[FYI request #14177 email]
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Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) – Extension – OIA2020112601
I refer to your official information request regarding gender-affirming health services, which was
received by Capital & Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) on 26 November 2020.
The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after
the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we
are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 26 January
2020.
This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are
such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. At least four
internal consultations need to take place before a response can be sent. Stretched human resource, as
well as planned and unplanned staff absence, has been taken into account when calculating the above
timeframe. Please note that this timeframe has been calculated with the upcoming statutory and
summer holidays in mind, according to the Office of the Ombudsman’s guidance.
If you have any queries, or if you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us – including this
decision – please feel free to contact CCDHB by return email or by emailing us at
[email address]. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or free phone 0800 802
602.
Nāku ite noa, nā
Catherine Stewart
Correspondence Officer
Capital & Coast DHB | Private Bag 7902, Newtown, Wellington 6242
Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington 6021
www.ccdhb.org.nz | Phone: 04 385 5999
| Fax: 04 385 5856