18 March 2025
File Ref: 250198
D. Reddington
[FYI request #29819 email]
Dear D. Reddington
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received on 11 March 2025. Following on from
our OIA response #250163 of that same day you requested:
‘Thank you for this information. Can you please provide any and all documentation for the 3
complaints you have provided, including initial complaint wording. Can you also confirm that
this is the only 3 instances work safe has had contact with the Health NZ Southern regarding
security in their hospitals?’
Information being released
Please find attached the following documents.
Item
Document Date
Document Title
Decision
1.
19 June 2022
Detailed File Report – Southern District Health
Board, Southland
Release in part
2.
2 March 2024
Detailed File Report – Southern District Health Release in part
Board, Otago
3.
22 December 2024
Detailed File Report – Southern District Health Release in part
Board, Otago
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above subject to certain
information being withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act, to protect the
privacy of natural persons. Any information not relevant to your request has been removed and
noted as “out of scope”.
I can confirm that a search of our records showed that these were the only notifications WorkSafe
received relating to investigations into security in Dunedin, Queenstown, Southland and Timaru
hospitals since 2020.
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the
Official Information Act.
This reply addresses the information you requested. If you require further assistance, please
contact
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Tracey Conlon
Head of Regulatory Services
PO Box 165, Wellington 6140