26 March 2024
By email: [FYI request #26091 email]
Tēnā koe G,
I refer to your information request dated 13 March 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act). You have requested mark and grade distributions for the 2024 Summer School LAWS471
paper offered by the University of Otago.
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested.
• the data is correct as at 4 March 2024.
• on occasions where fewer than five students have failed a paper (i.e. received a grade of Fail
E), we have determined that it is necessary to withhold the marks and specific grades for these
students to protect their privacy and wellbeing. We consider that withholding this information
is necessary to protect against the identity of these students being determined or inferred,
and their personal information (i.e. their marks) could be disclosed. We therefore withhold
this information pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Act.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
In the above cases, we consider that good reasons exist for withholding information, and this is not
outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable, in the public interest, to make the
information available.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your information request, section 28(3) of the Act
provides you with the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate and review this response. However,
we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Yours sincerely
Jo Pearson
Jo Pearson
Official Information Act Administrator
Office of the Registrar