Contact with Rachel Glucina
Paul McMahon made this Official Information request to Prime Minister
The request was successful.
From: Paul McMahon
Dear Prime Minister,
Under the provisions of the Official Information Act, please provide a record of all contact with Rachel Glucina (since 1 March 2015) and yourself or your office, in any capacity, regarding the Rosie cafe, its owners or employees.
Please provide all emails, text messages, or social media messages, of the above.
Yours faithfully,
Paul McMahon
From: J Key (MIN)
Prime Minister
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your
email.
Please note that although email increases the speed of delivery, it may
not be possible to provide you with the rapid response users of email may
anticipate.
The fact that you have taken the time to write is appreciated. You can be
assured that your views will be noted.
Yours sincerely
The Office of the Prime Minister
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From: Sarah Boyle
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Paul McMahon left an annotation ()
I've made a complaint to the Ombudsman and await a response.
Oliver Lineham (FYI.org.nz volunteer) left an annotation ()
Note a blog post disputing the withholding reasons here: http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2015/0...
Paul McMahon left an annotation ()
Ombudsman has agreed to investigate: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pc96m5hkohniuh...
From: Sarah Boyle
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Fred Young left an annotation ()
The Ombudsman has published a case note on this request:
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/syste...
The outcome was that the Chief Ombudsman formed the opinion that there was not a good reason to withhold the information, and recommended the Prime Minster release it. The Prime Minister accepted the Chief Ombudsman's opinion and agreed to release the information.
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Paul McMahon left an annotation ()
Is this the usual practice and is it lawful?
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