133 Molesworth
Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
8 July 2021
T+64 4 496 2000
John Jacobson
By email:
[FYI request #15419 email]
Ref:
H202106233
Tēnā koe John
Decision on your request for official information
Thank you for your follow up request under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the
Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 10 May 2021 for:
“...all internal communications relating to the processing of my request.”
The Ministry has identified emails and documents within the scope of your request and has
decided to grant your request. However, more time is required to administratively process
the information for release. This wil include information regarding the Ministry’s decision to
revise withholding all information pertaining to your request of 13 April 2021 (H202104400
refers).
The Ministry anticipates to provide this information to you by 28 July 2021 with some
information withheld or refused under the following sections of the Act:
• s6(a), as its release would likely prejudice the international relations of the
Government of New Zealand;
• s(6)(b)(i), as its release would prejudice information entrusted to the Government of
New Zealand from another Government or agency;
• s9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons,
• s9(2)(g)(i), to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and
frank expression of opinions by or between employees of any public service agency;
and
• s18(e), as the information requested does not exist.
The Ministry accepts we have not met the timeliness requirements required by the Act. The
delay has been a result of capacity issues and we apologise for any inconvenience this may
have caused.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Antony Paltridge
Acting Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General