Kia ora Erika

Thank you for your request for official information received on 25 August 2023 for:

1. Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

2. Also please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.

Please note the second portion of your request has been transferred to the University of Auckland as it is believed to be more closely connected with the functions of the university. Please see our letter of transfer attached.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to respond to the first portion of your request no later than 22 September 2023, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If we are unable to response to your request within this time frame, we will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

Ngā mihi
Ministerial and Privacy Services
Organisation Planning and Performance
Tertiary Education Commission

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #23946 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Tertiary Education Comissions health and c19 policies

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,
Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

Also please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika,

I am contacting you regarding the first portion of your OIA request - Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

So that we can avoid providing you with information that may not be of any value to you, may I clarify with you if you are requesting all communications TEC has with UoA on anything Covid related, or if you are requesting communications to do with employment related to Covid-19?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Ngā mihi
Dean
Senior Advisor
Ministerial and Privacy Services
Organisation Planning and Performance

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #23946 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Tertiary Education Comissions health and c19 policies

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,
Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

Also please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #23946 email]

Is [TEC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Tertiary Education Commission? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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Kia ora Erika

Please see attached the TEC's response letter and attachments relating to your OIA request below.

Ngā mihi
Ministerial and Privacy Services
Organisation Planning and Performance

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #23946 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Tertiary Education Comissions health and c19 policies

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,
Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

Also please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #23946 email]

Is [TEC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Tertiary Education Commission? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Kia ora Erika

The portion of your request asking for health policies was transferred to the University of Auckland on 25 August as advised in our response letter. The Tertiary Education Commission is not involved with university employment policy.

We have provided you with all communications between the Tertiary Education Commission and the University of Auckland regarding Covid-19 since January 2022. The information you have received falls within scope of these communications.

We hope that clarifies.

Ngā mihi
Ministerial and Privacy Services
Tertiary Education Commission

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FYI request #23946 email]>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 5:04 PM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request response - Tertiary Education Commissions health and c19 policies

Dear Ministerial Requests,
I did not request health status info on cases. You appears to have shared reports on cases for a public health matter. This request is for policies etc not for results or reports on a public health matter.

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika

Please see attached the TEC's response letter and attachments relating to your OIA request below.

Ngā mihi
Ministerial and Privacy Services
Organisation Planning and Performance

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Dear Erika,

I refer to your request of Friday 25 August, as transferred to the University of Auckland. As consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a response cannot reasonably be given within the original time limit, the University has extended the time limit for your request under section 15A(1) of the OIA. The new maximum time limit for the University's response is 12 October 2023; we will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable. You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this extension.

Yours sincerely,

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
University of Auckland

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #23946 email]>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Ministerial Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Tertiary Education Comissions health and c19 policies

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,
Please would you share any communications between you and The University of Auckland regarding Covid 19 and employment policies from Jan 2022 until the present time.

Also please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #23946 email]

Is [TEC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Tertiary Education Commission? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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Dear Erika,

 

I refer to your request of 25 August 2023, as transferred to the
University of Auckland by the Tertiary Education Commission. The
University’s response follows:

 

“Please share any health policies for university teaching facilities and
university owned halls of residences or apartments for University of
Auckland students from Nov/Dec 2021 until the present time.”

 

The University’s policies are publicly available at
[1]https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/a....
This webpage is publicly archived from December 2021 onwards at
[2]https://web.archive.org/web/202300000000....
Your request is refused under section 18(d) of the OIA, on the ground that
the material requested is publicly available.

 

The University may be able to assist if you wish to make a more specific
request. You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are
dissatisfied with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor

Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland  

 

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