Dear Lynn,

 

I refer to your official information request we received on 4 May 2021
requesting the following:

 

“1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among
employees or other persons)?
2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
               a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of
service provider(s)?
               b. For each (named) service provider:
               i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service
delivered e.g., saliva, urine, breath   and alcohol and synthetic
cannabinoids?
               ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service
delivered?
               iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes:

1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol
testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service
providers)?”.

 

Release of information

The information you have requested is detailed below.

 

 1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among
employees or other persons)?

 

We do not have internal drug and alcohol testing kits for our employees.
Under our Drug & Alcohol Policy, testing will be carried out by: a NZQA
qualified collector or the Kaikoura Medical Centre and in accordance the
appropriate Standards – (AS 4760:2006) governing procedures for specimen
collection and the detection and quantitation of drugs in oral fluid;
(AS/NZS 4308:2008) governing procedures for specimen collection and the
detection and quantitation of drugs through urinalysis and (AS3547:1997)
governing breath alcohol testing. 

 

2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
               a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of
service provider(s)?

 

As per the response to question 1 – The Kaikoura Medical Centre or a NZQA
qualified collector, such as TDDA who do mobile testing ([1]www.tdda.com)

               b. For each (named) service provider:

 

Please see question 2a.

i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered
e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids?

 

Please see question 1.

               ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service
delivered?

 

Kaikoura (North Canterbury)

               iii. Is the service provided under contract?

 

No

 

If yes:

 

1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol
testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service
providers)?”

 

N/A

 

 

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requesters’ personal details withheld. If you have any concerns about this
please contact the Official Information team on
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We are obliged by the LGOIMA Act to advise you have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to investigate and review our decision. Complaints can be sent
by email to [3][email address], by fax to (04) 471 2254, or
by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

 

Kind regards

For and on behalf of

Will Doughty

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Ngā mihi 

Becky Makin | 03 319 5026 ext 204 | Executive Officer

[4]www.kaikoura.govt.nz  | P O Box 6, 96 West End, Kaikoura, 7300

“Helping Kaikōura District move forward”

 

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From: Lynn Worthington <[5][FOI #15356 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2021 8:04 p.m.
To: KDC <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drug & alcohol pathology/testing
at Kaikoura District Council

 

Dear Kaikoura District Council,

Please supply the following information under the [Official Information
Act (OIA) / Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act
(LGOIMA)]:
1. Does the organisation carry out drugs and alcohol testing (among
employees or other persons)?
2. If drug and alcohol testing does take place at the organisation:
a. Who currently provides the testing service i.e., name of service
provider(s)?
b. For each (named) service provider:
i. What is the nature of the drug & alcohol testing service delivered
e.g., saliva, urine, breath and alcohol and synthetic cannabinoids?
ii. In what geographic location(s) is the service delivered?
iii. Is the service provided under contract? If yes:
1. How many contracts does the provider have with your organisation?
2. What is the term of that/those contract(s)?
3. What is the dollar value of that/those contract(s)?
4. Are there options for renewing that/those contract(s)?
c. What organisation(s)/company(ies) previously conducted drug and alcohol
testing for your organisation (repeat all of ‘b’ for previous service
providers)?
If you need any more information from me, please let me know as soon as
possible.
I understand that a decision on a request for information under the
[OIA/LGOIMA] should be made within 20 working days of receiving that
request.
If you do not normally deal with official information requests, or you
need advice on dealing with this request, guidance is available from the
Ombudsman at [7]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Yours faithfully,
Lynn Worthington

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