14 November 2023
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Colin Whiting
[FYI request #24455 email]
Tēnā koe Colin
Thank you for your request of 16 October 2023 to the Department of Corrections – Ara
Poutama Aotearoa, requesting information about clause 9 exemptions from the COVID-19
Public Health Response (Vaccination) Order 2021. Your request has been considered under
the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by twenty
working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as 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. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 12 December 2023. If you no longer require this information, please let us
know as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Nic Barkley
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz