7 March 2023
[FYI request #21760 email]
Ref: OIA 2223-1711
Dear B Smith,
Thank you for your email of 8 February 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), the following information:
“a digital copy of the (former) Department of Labour’s standard for clip-on adaptors based on
LPGITA Code of Practice No 15 Part 1:1992. This document is cited in Regulation 15.35 of the Health
and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017. Alternatively, an internet link to
where the document is available for download”
I am writing to advise you that the Ministry will provide a response but needs to extend the time available
to meet your request. The Ministry’s response will be with you no later than 5 April 2023.
The reason for the extension is that the document is being retrieved from archived material by specialist
staff at WorkSafe and these have not been able to be accessed within the usual timeframes.
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.
I will respond to you sooner if I am able to.
Yours sincerely
Hayden Fenwick
Manager – Health and Safety Policy
Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment