Reference: 20260163
1 April 2026
Spencer Jones
[FYI request #33986 email]
Dear Spencer
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 7
March 2026. You requested:
Any briefings, aide-memoire, Cabinet papers, or internal Treasury advice
discussing the long-term fiscal risk or liability associated with veteran entitlements
or potential expansion of eligibility under the Veterans’ Support Act 2014.
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit
for deciding on your request by an additional 20 working days. The new due date for
responding to your request is 6 May 2026.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on
your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to decide on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Shel ey Robertson
Manager, Infrastructure Security and Government
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz