University of Auckland In-Person Exams Law
J Millins made this Official Information request to University of Auckland
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From: J Millins
Dear University of Auckland,
Information provided in response to my previous request showed that on 18 March, Marcus Roberts and Louise Allan "stated that the New Zealand Council of Legal Education
(CLE) has waived the invigilated requirement and is aware of the new
exam condition (online, non-invigilated and time-limited) this year."
Despite this, on 2 August the Faculty of Law issued correspondence to students stating that the decision was based, in part, on the applied-for courses being those "with professional accreditation or registration requirements specifying invigilated examinations."
Given the CLE waiver for the invigilated requirement noted on 18 March, this justification appears to be inaccurate.
Please provide any written correspondence/advice regarding changes to the CLE examination requirements subsequent to 18 March which necessitated the need for invigilated, in-person exams on this basis.
If necessary to limit the scope of my request, I limit it to the written correspondence received or sent by Marcus Roberts, Louise Allan, and Penelope Mathew, and the minutes of the Academic and Teaching & Learning Committee.
Yours faithfully,
J Millins
From: Landon Watt
University of Auckland
Dear J Millins,
I refer to your request of 8 September 2021. Unfortunately, consultations
necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
Accordingly, the University has extended the time limit for your request
until 18 October 2021 under section 15A of the Official Information Act.
This is the new maximum time limit for the University’s response; we will
respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this extension.
Yours sincerely,
Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
University of Auckland
From: J Millins <[1][FOI #16670 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2021 12:18 pm
To: legal <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland In-Person
Exams Law
Dear University of Auckland,
Information provided in response to my previous request showed that on 18
March, Marcus Roberts and Louise Allan "stated that the New Zealand
Council of Legal Education
(CLE) has waived the invigilated requirement and is aware of the new
exam condition (online, non-invigilated and time-limited) this year."
Despite this, on 2 August the Faculty of Law issued correspondence to
students stating that the decision was based, in part, on the applied-for
courses being those "with professional accreditation or registration
requirements specifying invigilated examinations."
Given the CLE waiver for the invigilated requirement noted on 18 March,
this justification appears to be inaccurate.
Please provide any written correspondence/advice regarding changes to the
CLE examination requirements subsequent to 18 March which necessitated the
need for invigilated, in-person exams on this basis.
If necessary to limit the scope of my request, I limit it to the written
correspondence received or sent by Marcus Roberts, Louise Allan, and
Penelope Mathew, and the minutes of the Academic and Teaching & Learning
Committee.
Yours faithfully,
J Millins
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From: Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland
Dear J Millins,
I refer to your request of 8 September 2021. The University’s response
follows:
“Please provide any written correspondence/advice regarding changes to the
CLE examination requirements subsequent to 18 March which necessitated the
need for invigilated, in-person exams on this basis.”
The NZ College of Legal Education’s (CLE) waiver of the invigilation
requirement for 2021 CLE examinations has not been amended or revoked.
Your request is refused under section 18(e) of the Official Information
Act 1982, as the documents requested do not exist.
You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this response.
Yours sincerely,
Rebecca Ewert
General Counsel
University of Auckland
From: J Millins <[1][FOI #16670 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2021 12:18 PM
To: legal <[2][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - University of Auckland In-Person
Exams Law
Dear University of Auckland,
Information provided in response to my previous request showed that on 18
March, Marcus Roberts and Louise Allan "stated that the New Zealand
Council of Legal Education
(CLE) has waived the invigilated requirement and is aware of the new
exam condition (online, non-invigilated and time-limited) this year."
Despite this, on 2 August the Faculty of Law issued correspondence to
students stating that the decision was based, in part, on the applied-for
courses being those "with professional accreditation or registration
requirements specifying invigilated examinations."
Given the CLE waiver for the invigilated requirement noted on 18 March,
this justification appears to be inaccurate.
Please provide any written correspondence/advice regarding changes to the
CLE examination requirements subsequent to 18 March which necessitated the
need for invigilated, in-person exams on this basis.
If necessary to limit the scope of my request, I limit it to the written
correspondence received or sent by Marcus Roberts, Louise Allan, and
Penelope Mathew, and the minutes of the Academic and Teaching & Learning
Committee.
Yours faithfully,
J Millins
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