National Headquarters
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PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
1 June 2022
Alan Thompson
By email: [FYI request #19068 email]
Dear Alan
Information Request – Local Area Committee Outputs
I refer to your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (
OIA) dated 6 April 2022 asking for
copies of advice by Local Area Committees to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. We have
interpreted “Local Area Committee” to mean Local Advisory Committee as described in Part 1,
Subpart 2 of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017.
In accordance with the provisions of the OIA, I
enclose all reports that have been provided to Fire
and Emergency from Local Advisory Committees. This information is included in the Local Advisory
Committees Quarterly Reports to the Board of Fire and Emergency. Some sections of these reports
have been withheld as they do not deal with information provided by the Local Advisory
Committees to Fire and Emergency and are outside the scope of your request. Some information
has been withheld in one of the reports under section 9(2)(j) to enable a Minister of the Crown or
any public service agency or organisation holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or
disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
In addition to these written reports, there are numerous informal engagements and interactions
between Local Advisory Committee members and Fire and Emergency District staff on local issues
that are of value to Fire and Emergency. However, these do not result in written reports or advice.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Nicky Chilton
Director, Office of the Chief Executive