Dear requester,

I refer to your request of 20 March 2025. As consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a response cannot reasonably be given within the original time limit, the University has extended the time limit for your request until 20 May 2025 under section 15A(1)((b) of the OIA. We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable.

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied with this extension.

Yours sincerely,

Landon Watt
Legal Advisor
Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland 

-----Original Message-----
From: CM <[FOI #30472 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2025 4:49 pm
To: legal <[University of Auckland request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Decision to Defer Discussion of Proposed New Faculty Arrangements: Business and Economics, Law

Dear University of Auckland,

The University has recently announced that discussion of the "proposed new faculty arrangements: Business and Economics, Law" was moved from the University Council's meeting on 17/03/2025 to "an extraordinary meeting, likely to be held before the end of March".

Please provide all information possible regarding:
- the initial decision for the Council's review of the "proposed new faculty arrangements" to take place during the "closed" portion of the Council's 17/03 meeting;
- the Vice-Chancellor's request "for the matter to be considered in Part A (the open section) of the Council meeting";
- the decision to remove this discussion from the 17/03 meeting; and
- when the "proposed new faculty arrangements" will be discussed.

Yours faithfully,

CM

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Dear Requestor,

 

I refer to your request of 20 March 2025.  We apologise for the delay in
our response.  The University’s response follows:

 

‘The University has recently announced that discussion of the "proposed
new faculty arrangements: Business and Economics, Law" was moved from the
University Council's meeting on 17/03/2025 to "an extraordinary meeting,
likely to be held before the end of March".

Please provide all information possible regarding:

- the initial decision for the Council's review of the "proposed new
faculty arrangements" to take place during the "closed" portion of the
Council's 17/03 meeting;

- the Vice-Chancellor's request "for the matter to be considered in Part A
(the open section) of the Council meeting";

 

Please find attached a document titled 3203_Council meeting on Monday
March 17.pdf_Redacted.pdf

 

Some information has been redacted under s 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy
of natural persons.

 

We have identified one document that has been withheld under s 9(2)(h), to
maintain legal professional privilege and three documents that have been
withheld under s 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public
affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or
to members of the University in the course of their duty.

 

- the decision to remove this discussion from the 17/03 meeting; and

We have identified a single document that relates to the information
requested.  This document has been withheld under s 9(2)(h), to maintain
legal professional privilege

 

- when the "proposed new faculty arrangements" will be discussed.’

At the date of this response, we understand that the Vice-Chancellor has
decided to pause the proposal and will instead support a suite of
collaborative faculty initiatives that response to the challenges driving
the original proposal, and reflect the extensive feedback received from
across the University community. Further information has been provided on
the University’s website at [1]Update on the proposal for the faculties of
Business & Economics, and Law - The University of Auckland

 

You have the right to complain to an Ombudsman if you are dissatisfied
with this response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Farleigh Quinlivan

 

-----Original Message-----

From: CM <[2][FOI #30472 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 20 March 2025 4:49 pm

To: legal <[3][University of Auckland request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Decision to Defer Discussion of
Proposed New Faculty Arrangements: Business and Economics, Law

 

Dear University of Auckland,

 

The University has recently announced that discussion of the "proposed new
faculty arrangements: Business and Economics, Law" was moved from the
University Council's meeting on 17/03/2025 to "an extraordinary meeting,
likely to be held before the end of March".

 

Please provide all information possible regarding:

- the initial decision for the Council's review of the "proposed new
faculty arrangements" to take place during the "closed" portion of the
Council's 17/03 meeting;

- the Vice-Chancellor's request "for the matter to be considered in Part A
(the open section) of the Council meeting";

- the decision to remove this discussion from the 17/03 meeting; and

- when the "proposed new faculty arrangements" will be discussed.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

CM

 

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