Wellington Regional Office
PO Box 5084
Lambton Quay, Wellington 6145
New Zealand
T 0800 869 286
14 September 2016
F 64 4 478 3629
www.nzta.govt.nz
Dr Robert Shaw
[FYI request #4485 email]
Dear Robert
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your phone call of 22 August 2016 and email
of 23 August 2016 requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
•
Confirmation of whether the mills providing steel for the two major projects in Taranaki were
the same as those identified as providing non-compliant steel;
•
Information about the ‘Chinese companies that have been called into question recently’; and
•
Information about the ‘Chinese companies which have provided the steel for the two major
projects in Taranaki recently’.
This letter is to advise you that the NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days available to
respond to your request, as allowed for under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982. We
require an additional 15 working days to respond to your request. We wil send you a response by 11
October 2016.
The deadline is being extended because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request
cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit, as allowed for by section 15A(1)(b).
Under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act 1982, you have the right to make a complaint to an
Ombudsman about the extension. The address is:
Office of the Ombudsmen
PO Box 10152
Wellington
If you would like to discuss the extension with the Transport Agency, please contact Chris Hunt, Project
Delivery Manager, by email to [email address] or by phone on (04) 894 5252.
Yours sincerely
Neil Walker
Highway Manager Wellington
For Chief Executive