
File Ref: CCL 24 - LGOIMA 24.25.90
Westland District Council
10 June 2025
36 Weld Street
Private Bag 704
Hokitika 7842
T. Coutts
Phone 03 756 9010
Fax 03 756 9045
Email [Westland District Council request email]
Via Email: [FYI request #31153 email]
Dear T. Coutts
Official information request for a copy of the Building Biological Assessment for the Westland District
Council Office at 36 Weld Street, Hokitika
I refer to your official information request dated 30 May 2025 for a copy of the Building Biological
Assessment for the Westland District Council office at 36 Weld St by K2 Environmental in November 2023.
We are refusing your request for a copy of the Building Biological Assessment under the following
sections:
7(2)(h) of LGOIMA to enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without
prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities.
7(2)(i) of LGOIMA to enable any local authority holding the information to carry on, without prejudice
or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
7(2)(b)(ii) of LGOIMA to protect information where the making available of the information — would
be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the
subject of the information.
There will be no charge in supplying this information to you.
Council has adopted a Proactive Release Policy and accordingly may publish LGOIMA responses on the
Council Website at https://www.westlanddc.govt.nz/lgoima-responses. The col ection and use of personal
information by the Westland District Council is regulated by the Privacy Act 2020. Westland District Council's
Privacy Statement is available on our website here
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact Mary-anne Bell, Business Analyst at
[email address], 03 756 9091.
Sincerely,
Barbara Phil ips | Chief Executive
BP/MB