11 December 2025
File Ref:251173 & 251174
Aidan Thornton
Via FYI
Dear Aidan,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) requests, received on 6 November 2025.
Under section 15A of the Act, we have decided to extend the time limit for deciding on your request
by an additional 20 working days. Please note, over the holiday period there are 3 weeks that don’t
count as ‘working days’. A decision on your request will now be due by 6 February 2025.
Please note, this extension only relates to WorkSafes responses to you. Please refer to the partial
transfer and response plan as detailed in MBIE’s letter to you dated 20 November 2025.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision, and further
information is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you require further assistance, please contact
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Rob Pope
Head of Inspectorate