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29 October 2021
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Maxwell
By email: [FYI request #17031 email]
Ref:
H202113572
Dear Maxwell
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 4 October 2021 for
information relating to Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee (MARC) meeting minutes. You
specifically requested:
“Can you please provide the full Meeting Minutes of the 187th Medicines Adverse
Reactions Committee (MARC) quarterly meeting held in September 2021, as it appears to
be missing from the archive on the Medsafe website as of today Mon 4th October 2021,
source: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/MARC/Minutes.asp.”
This request is refused under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information requested is publicly
available on the Medsafe website at:
www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/MARC/Minutes.asp. We
anticipate that this information will likely be released by November 2021, earlier if possible.
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 calling 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Chris James
Group Manager
Medsafe