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