Kia ora

 

Thank you for your email.

 

The University of Otago is now closed for the Christmas break and this
inbox will not be monitored until 10 January 2024.

 

All Official Information Act requests received during this period will not
be acknowledged or processed until 10 January 2024. Please note, the
Office of the Ombusdman advises that for Official Information Act
requests, the holiday period is 25 December 2022 to 15 January 2023
(inclusive). Please refer to the following webpage for further
information:
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news...

 

We will respond to your email on our return to the office.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Kelsey

Official Information and Compliance Coordinator

Office of the Registrar

 

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Tēnā koe

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 13 February 2024). Please note that "working days" is as defined in the Act, and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December - 15 January. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Tēnā koe

I refer to your information request dated 2 January 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to paper proposals at the University of Otago in 2023.

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to notify you, pursuant to section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further seven working days - to Thursday 22 February 2024.

This extension is necessary both (i) because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations and (ii) to allow for consultations necessary to make a decision on your request. We are currently working on your response, but due to the number of documents and information potentially within scope of your request, we require some additional time to complete our response. We thank you for your patience and apologise for the delay. We will endeavour to respond sooner if possible.

If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Tēnā koe

Thank you for your patience. Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official Information Act request dated 2 January 2024.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

Office of the Registrar | Te Tari o Te Pouroki
University of Otago | Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo
New Zealand | Aotearoa
Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]