Tēnā koe Lexi

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request below dated 26 November 2024.

If we have any further questions or need to seek further 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 24 December 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi nui
Bill

Bill Frewen (he/him)
Manager Policy and Compliance | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Here mete Tikaka Mahi

Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka

Email | Īmera [University of Otago request email]

Tçnâ koe Lexi

I refer to your information request dated 26 November 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), concerning grades for the OCCH402 paper offered by the University of Otago.

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, under section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further 10 working days (to 27 January 2025). Please note that ‘working days’ is as defined in the Act and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December and 15 January.

This extension is necessary to allow for internal consultations to collate the requested data and make a decision on your request. We thank you for your patience and will endeavour to provide our response 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.

Ngâ mihi
Bill

Bill Frewen
Manager Policy and Compliance | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Here mete Tikaka Mahi

Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera University of Otago | Ôtâkou Whakaihu Waka

Email | Îmera [University of Otago request email]

Kia ora

 

Thank you for contacting the OIA team at the University of Otago.

 

This automatic message is to confirm we have received your email. Please
note that the University of Otago is closed from 23 December - 2 January
(inclusive) for the Christmas break. Any acknowledgement to requests made
during this period will be delayed.

 

Official Information Act requests can take up to 20 working days to
respond. If we need more time, we will notify you. Please note that for
any request received over the summer holiday period of 25 December - 15
January, these are not considered working days under the Act and our
response may be later than you expected.

 

We will be in touch upon our return to the office.

 

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Office of the Registrar