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New Zealand
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www.nzta.govt.nz
26 April 2024
M Searle
[FYI request #26233 email]
REF: OIA-15009
Dear M Searle
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 26 March 2024 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
[…] all information regarding the ministerial instruction to cease work on raised crossings.
Including but not limited to any related discussions and correspondence, and the list of
cancelled projects.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days
after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet that time limit and
we are therefore writing to notify you that we are extending the 20-working-day time limit as allowed
for under section 15A of the Act. We need 7 more working days to respond to your request. We wil
send you our response on or before 7 May 2024.
This extension is necessary because consultations are necessary to make a decision on your request
and a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the extension.
More information about the Ombudsman is available online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this letter with NZTA, you are welcome to contact the Ministerial Services
by email at [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
National Manager Government Relations