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 Kia ora Maxwell,  

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202117877.  

 

Please be advised that due dates for requests received from 29 November
2021 onwards take into account the following periods:  

 

Christmas (25 December 2021) 

Summer Holidays (25 December to 15 January) 

New Year's Day (1 January 2022) 

Day after News Year's Day (2 January 2022) 

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 2
February 2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.  

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame. 

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch. 

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services 

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From: Maxwell <[FOI #17981 email]>
Sent: Friday, 17 December 2021 09:22
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Minutes from the 113th meeting of
the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee (MAAC)
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I write as a New Zealand citizen.

Can I please request the full meeting minutes from the 113th meeting of
the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee held on 14 December 2021 as
outlined in the agenda
([2]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/committees/m...).

Please include all relevant correspondence (supporting evidence,
email/text communications, memorandum, etc) for any applications for
consent to distribute a new medicine under Section 20 / 23 / 24 of the
Medicines Act 1981 that were discussed during the meeting in question.

Yours faithfully,

Maxwell

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Kia ora Maxwell,  

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 17 December 2021 requesting: 

 

“Can I please request the full meeting minutes from the 113th meeting of
the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee held on 14 December 2021 as
outlined in the agenda
([1]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/committees/m...).

Please include all relevant correspondence (supporting evidence,
email/text communications, memorandum, etc) for any applications for
consent to distribute a new medicine under Section 20 / 23 / 24 of the
Medicines Act 1981 that were discussed during the meeting in question.” 

 

The Ministry has decided to extend the period of time available to respond
to your request under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act) as further consultation and collation is required. 

 

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 8 March
2022. 

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request. 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

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Kia ora Maxwell
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information

Ngā mihi

 

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