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PO Box 5013
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11 August 2023
Michael Fleck
By email: [FYI request #23491 email]
Ref:
H2023029152
Tēnā koe Michael
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū
Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 14 July 2023 for information regarding the Interagency
Commit ee of the Health Effects of Non-Iodising Fields. You requested:
“Information regarding a serious and long-standing conflict of interest on its
Interagency Committee on the Health Effects of Non-Ionising Fields, please ask them
to provide us specifically with which of the "policies and processes to deal with
conflicts of interest" regarding Mr Martin Gledhil , which they (Manatu Hauora) claim it
"has done so," please, without obfuscating language that may conceal what, if
anything, has happened to resolve the conflict”
Manatū Hauora manages any conflict of interest in line with the Controller and Auditor-
General guide for public service
: oag.parliament.nz/2020/conflicts. Mr Gledhill declared a
conflict that was managed as per Auditor General’s guidelines.
The EMF Services website notes their advice on health effects is guided by the findings of
reviews of the relevant research that have been published by independent national and
international health and scientific bodies. Information on managing their potential conflicts of
interest can be found online at
www.emfservices.co.nz/about-us.
I trust this information fulfils your request. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request
with us, including this decision, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address].
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.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Manatū Hauora website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-
releases/responses-of icial-information-act-requests.
Nāku noa, nā
Dr Andrew Old
Deputy Director-General
Public Health Agency | Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui