Ref: OI-22-00088
Level 9, 44 The Terrace
PO Box 27048
13 April 2022
Wel ington, New Zealand 6141
P +64 4 462 5200
www.tec.govt.nz
John Luke
[FYI request #18879 email]
Tēnā koe John
Thank you for your request, received on 15 March 2022 for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
•
full board meeting minutes for TEC from January 2019 to the February 2022
On 1 April 2022 we extended the time to respond with a decision to 26 April 2022 to al ow us to carry
out necessary consultation.
I can confirm that we hold information to meet your request and will release this to you.
In accordance with the Official Information Act, some information will be withheld in the released
documents. Redactions will be clearly marked in the documents, with any, or all, of the following
reasons, as applicable:
• personal contact details of officials, under section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural
persons, including deceased people,
• commercially sensitive information, under section 9(2)(b)(ii) – to protect the commercial
position of the person who supplied the information, or who is the subject of the
information,
• free and frank advice, under section 9(2)(g)(i) – the free and frank expression of opinions by
or between or to Ministers of the Crown or officers and employees of any public service
agency in the course of their duty,
• commercially sensitive information, under section 9(2)(i) - to enable a Minister of the Crown
or any department or organisation holding the information to carry out, without prejudice
or disadvantage, commercial activities,
• confidential information, under section 9(2)(j) – to enable the Crown to negotiate without
disadvantage or prejudice,
I am satisfied, in terms of section 9(1) of the Act, that the need to withhold the selected information
is not outweighed by other considerations that render it desirable, in the public interest, to make the
information available.
TERTIARY EDUCATION REPORT: FULL BOARD MEETING MINUTES 2019-2022
This letter is to convey our decision as required under the Act. However, we have discovered that
consultation is taking longer than expected and we anticipate we will be able to provide the
documents to you by 13 May 2022.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Tim Fowler
Chief Executive
Tertiary Education Commission
REPORT NUMBER: OI-22-00088
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Document Outline
- Request
- Background
- Heading 2 - style if required
- Heading 3 - style if required
- Information to be released
- Sensitivities/Risks
- Consultation
- Communications
- Response to be published online
- Appendix A: Proposed documents for release