Kia ora Emma,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 4
November 2025.
You have requested: 

o all reports on the last 17A review regarding the Tasman District
Council's legal functions
 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 2 December 2025, 20 working days after the day
your request was received. If we are unable to respond by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. For requests that are likely
to involve substantial collation and/or research, there may be a charge
for staff time; however, if this is the case, we will advise you before we
process your request. 

 

The Legal Services team is handling your request. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact the team at
[1][email address]. If any additional factors relevant to your
request come to light, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can
take these into account. 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Legal Support Officer

 

 

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LGOIMA
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Kia ora Emma,

We refer to your official information request dated 4 November 2025. The
information you have requested is below: 

o all reports on the last 17A review regarding the Tasman District
Council's legal functions

This information is already publicly available at [1]LGOIMAs and
information of public interest | Tasman District Council under the
Local Government section titled “17A reviews since 2017”.

As you are able to access this information yourself, we are refusing
your request under section 17(d) of the LGOIMA (the information is
publicly available). 

 

If you are not satisfied with the Council’s response, you have the right
to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information on how
to make a complaint is available at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by
freephone on 0800 802 602. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
Legal Support Officer

 

  ​​​​
LGOIMA
LGOIMA Requests
Call  +64 3 543 8400   |   [3][Tasman District Council request email]
Private Bag 4, Richmond 7050, NZ
[4][IMG] [5][IMG] [6][IMG]
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From: LGOIMA <[Tasman District Council request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2025 2:21 pm
To: Emma Thompson <[FOI #32728 email]>
Subject: LOGIMA Request - 17A review legal functions - Emma Thompson -
Reference 3253

 

Kia ora Emma,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 4
November 2025.

You have requested: 

o all reports on the last 17A review regarding the Tasman District
Council's legal functions
 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in
any event, no later than 2 December 2025, 20 working days after the day
your request was received. If we are unable to respond by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. For requests that are likely
to involve substantial collation and/or research, there may be a charge
for staff time; however, if this is the case, we will advise you before we
process your request. 

 

The Legal Services team is handling your request. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact the team at
[7][email address]. If any additional factors relevant to your
request come to light, please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can
take these into account. 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Legal Support Officer

 

 

  ​​​​
LGOIMA
LGOIMA Requests
Call  +64 3 543 8400   |   [8][Tasman District Council request email]
Private Bag 4, Richmond 7050, NZ
[9][IMG] [10][IMG] [11][IMG]
This e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal professional
privilege. If you are not the named addressee, please delete the
message and notify us of the error. You must not copy, use, or
disclose this communication, or any attachments or information in it.
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