25 July 2024
[FYI request #27445 email]
Kia ora
Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-034020
Thank you for your email of 1 July 2024. On 5 July we wrote to you to ask you to confirm your identity and
other details about your request. Unfortunately, our letter contained an incorrect reference number and
request details. We note you were asking for the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
[…] In response GOV- 028256, ACC provided copies of two collective agreements that were valid
from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024. These were titled “Psychology Advisors Collective Agreement”
and titled “Medical Advisors Collective Agreement”. I am not requesting those documents.
I request the following information from 2000 to present:
(1) the job title of employees who were required to maintain a current practicing certificate from a
health authority; and
(2) the job title of employees who had the delegated authority to make clinical cover decisions.
The following requests are for information related to each of the job titles in (1) and (2) above, but
not including SCAs, SCA Team Leaders, or their previous job titles. [See my earlier request for those
details.]
I request:
(a) the dates that that job title was was being used by ACC; and
(b) copies of the job descriptions for each of the job titles and the dates that job description was
valid; and
(c) copies of the the collective agreements for each of the job titles and the dates that the collective
agreement was in effect; and
(d) copies of the delegation framework documents for the job titles in and the dates the delegation
framework was in effect.
1. ACC is required to make a decision about whether to grant or refuse your request as soon as
reasonably practicable and within 20 working days of receiving the request.
2. ACC considers that this request is one of multiple requests made by the same requester, on their
behalf, or by a related group of people acting for a common purpose.
3. These information requests require considerable expense and effort for ACC to respond to and will
likely require even more expense and effort to produce the information sought. ACC is considering
how best to respond to each of them, including whether any of the requests may be combined
under s18A(2) of the Official Information Act 1982 or whether any should be declined.
4. In order for ACC to make a decision on this request, ACC requests that you advise:
a) whether your request is or is not one of several related requests,
b) if so, which are the related requests,
c) your full name and confirmation of your identity, and
d) the reasons for all of the request.
5. We ask that this information be provided as soon as possible to enable us to make a decision on
your requests. This may include ACC extending the timeframe for responding, charging for the
request, or refusing to grant the request because:
a) ACC has already provided this information in an earlier request; and/or
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b) the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or
research; and/or
c) the request is frivolous or vexatious or the information requested is trivial; and/or
d) the request may relate to matters including proceedings under Part 5 of the Accident
Compensation Act 2001.
6. If you would prefer, this information can be provided confidentially to ACC at the following address:
Christopher Johnston, Manager OIA Services, ACC, PO Box 242, Wellington 6140. Any personal
information/documentation provided to establish your identity will be used solely for that purpose
and destroyed after. Please reference this request when doing so GOV-034020
7. We look forward to receiving the information requested at paragraph 4. You do not have to
answer all of ACC's questions if you prefer not to. But whether and how you answer ACC’s
questions are relevant to how ACC should respond to your official information request, including
whether your request should be declined.
If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a complaint
is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Ngā mihi
Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement
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