Tçnâ koe Jane

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 28 November 2025, below.

If we have any further questions or need to seek further clarification on any points, we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 19 January 2026). Please note that “working days” is as defined in the Act and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December and 15 January.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngâ mihi
Bill

Bill Frewen
Manager Policy and Compliance | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Here mete Tikaka Mahi

Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera University of Otago | Ôtâkou Whakaihu Waka

Email | Îmera [University of Otago request email]

Tçnâ koe Jane

I refer to your information request dated 28 November 2025 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (noting that “working days” is as defined in the Act and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December and 15 January). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to notify you, under section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further 10 working days (to 2 February 2025).

This extension is necessary to allow for consultations on the requested information before making a decision on your request. We thank you for your patience and will endeavour to provide our response sooner if possible.

If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.

Ngâ mihi
Bill

Bill Frewen (he/him) BA LLB
Manager Policy and Compliance | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Here mete Tikaka Mahi

Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera
University of Otago – Ôtâkou Whakaihu Waka
New Zealand | Aotearoa

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Craddock <[FOI #33029 email]>
Sent: Friday, 28 November 2025 9:45 am
To: UoO - Official Information Act <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Training of Physician Associates - University of Otago

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Dear University of Otago,

Please can I request all correspondence, meeting minutes, cost-benefit analyses, business cases or plans, role development plans, directives from Health NZ or the Ministry of Health of the Minister for Health, and any correspondence or documentation involved in any formal or informal discussions, plans, or policy relating to the creation of a training programme or course for Physician Associates at the University of Otago?

Yours faithfully,

Jane Craddock

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