27 July 2021  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       C138066 
 
 
Terry Thomas 
[FYI request #15935 email]  
 
 
Tēnā koe Terry  
 
Thank you for your email of 30 June 2021, requesting information about advice 
provided to other government agencies regarding the proposed changes to the 
Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill. Your request has 
been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
  
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 
20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations 
necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to 
the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. Therefore, 
you can expect to receive a response to your request by 25 August 2021. If you 
no longer require this information, please let us know as soon as possible. 
 
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this extension 
you have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend 
the timeframe. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, 
Wellington 6143. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Robert Jones 
Manager Ministerial Services 
Corporate Services 
 

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