7 September 2017
David Lawson
Email: [FYI request #6384 email]
Dear Mr Lawson
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your request of 9 August 2017, asking for the following information
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I refer to the Third Quarterly Report of ACC’s 2016-17 financial year. Page 25
makes reference to:
“The draft Cabinet Paper with an update on the Transformation Programme
was finalised and lodged for discussion at the Cabinet Committee for State
Sector reform and Expenditure Control (SEC) on 22 March 2017.”
It would be welcomed if you could provide me with a copy of this draft Cabinet
Paper, under the provision of the Official Information Act 1982.
Our response Please find this information attached in the PDF document
Cabinet paper Update on
the ACC Transformation Programme.
We have withheld some financial information in accordance with section 9(2)(i) of the
Act. This is because there is a need to withhold the information in order to enable
ACC to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities. In some
instances this information is also withheld:
in accordance with section 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act because it is necessary to do
so to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through free and frank
expressions of opinion by or between Cabinet Ministers and officials or
between officials when doing their job; and/or
in accordance with section 9(2)(b)(i ) because making the information
available would be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of
the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.
We have also withheld some non-financial information in accordance with section
9(2)(g)(i) as there is a need to do so to maintain effective conduct of public affairs
through free and frank expression of opinion by or between Cabinet Ministers and
officials or between officials when doing their job.
In each case we have carefully considered whether it is desirable, in the public
interest, to make the information available. We have been unable to identify any
public interest in the release of the information that outweighs the reasons for
withholding the information.
Questions or concerns If you have any questions about the information provided, ACC wil be happy to work
with you to answer these. You can contact us at [email address] or
in writing to
Government Services, PO Box 242, Wellington 6140.
You have the right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsman about our decision to
withhold some of the information. You can call them on 0800 802 602 between 9am
and 5pm on weekdays, or write to
The Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152,
Wellington 6143.
Yours sincerely
OIA Services, Government Engagement & Support
