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Legal Costs Requests

Victor Corbett made this Official Information request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

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From: Victor Corbett

Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request the following information:

1. The total legal costs incurred by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) in relation to the investigation into Russell Kinzett.
2. The total legal costs incurred by FENZ in relation to any litigation before the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) involving Russell Kinzett.
3. A breakdown of the nature of these costs (e.g. internal legal time, external counsel fees, disbursements, etc.), if available.

Please include all costs incurred to date, or if any costs are still ongoing, please provide a clear indication of the total expended so far.

If any part of this request is likely to require substantial collation or if clarification would assist in meeting the request efficiently, I am happy to refine or discuss it further.

I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

Yours faithfully,

Victor Corbett

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From: Official Information Requests
Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Tēnā koe Victor Corbett  
 
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 1 April
2025. Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as soon as
possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was received.
If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you promptly and
provide details regarding any extension required. Should clarification be
necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for additional
information.
             
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require their names and contact details.

Nāku noa, nā
Information Request Team

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