Use of small desk fans
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From: Letty Smith
Dear Ministry of Justice,
I am curious as to what rules there are around having a small personal or desk fan in work places associated with your organisation.
Are there any rules? What are those rules? Who imposed those rules (for instance, senior leadership team, leaders of a particular site, building owner)? Please provide as much detail as possible.
Please also set out how many sites associated with your organisation, and how many employees normally located at those locations.
Yours faithfully,
Letty Smith
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
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From: Letty Smith <[FOI #32110 email]>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2025 4:11 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Use of small desk fans (ref:
125301)
Dear Ministry of Justice,
I am curious as to what rules there are around having a small personal or
desk fan in work places associated with your organisation.
Are there any rules? What are those rules? Who imposed those rules (for
instance, senior leadership team, leaders of a particular site, building
owner)? Please provide as much detail as possible.
Please also set out how many sites associated with your organisation, and
how many employees normally located at those locations.
Yours faithfully,
Letty Smith
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Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe Letty,
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your email of 24 August
2025.
Ngā mihi,
Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Letty Smith <[5][FOI #32110 email]>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2025 4:11 PM
To: [6][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Use of small desk fans
Dear Ministry of Justice,
I am curious as to what rules there are around having a small personal or
desk fan in work places associated with your organisation.
Are there any rules? What are those rules? Who imposed those rules (for
instance, senior leadership team, leaders of a particular site, building
owner)? Please provide as much detail as possible.
Please also set out how many sites associated with your organisation, and
how many employees normally located at those locations.
Yours faithfully,
Letty Smith
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[7][FOI #32110 email]
Is [8][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:
[9]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[10]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.
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