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      From: James
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the OIA please detail how many retailers have been fined for selling vapes to an underage person and the dates of prosecution.
Please detail how many individuals have been fined for selling vapes to an underage person and the dates of prosecution.
Please detail how many enforcement officers are currently enforcing vaping regulations and requirements?
Please detail the number of enforcement officers that specifically deal with enforcing vaping regulations and requirements by year from 2017 through to July 2023 ( which will be a half year number to date)
Yours faithfully,
James
        From: OIA Requests
      
    
    Kia ora James
   
 Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
 for your request is: H2023031010
   
 As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
 endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
 the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
 timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
 here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
   
 If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
 on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
 are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
 these can be taken into account. 
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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
 802 602.
 
 Ngā mihi
  
 OIA Services Team
 Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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        From: OIA Requests
      
    
    Kia ora James
 
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
 Act) on 23 August 2023:
 
Under the OIA please detail how many retailers have been fined for selling
 vapes to an underage person and the dates of prosecution. Please detail
 how many individuals have been fined for selling vapes to an underage
 person and the dates of prosecution. Please detail how many enforcement
 officers are currently enforcing vaping regulations and requirements?
 Please detail the number of enforcement officers that specifically deal
 with enforcing vaping regulations and requirements by year from  2017
 through to July 2023 ( which will be a half year number to date)
 
Manatū Hauora has decided to extend the due date for responding to your
 request pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, where consultations
 necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper
 response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
 limit.
 
You can now expect a response on, or before 4 October 2023.
 
If you have any queries regarding your request, including this decision,
 please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team on [email address].
 If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
 request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
 into account. 
 
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.
 
 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
   
 
 
 
 
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    Kia ora James
 
 
 
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
 information. 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 [1][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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
 802 602.
 
 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
[3]Manatū Hauora information releases
 
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