Dear Steven,

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 16 June 2018. The Ministry's reference number for
your request is: H201804380
If you need to contact us at any stage about your request, please quote
this reference number in your correspondence.

You requested:

1. Whether information is collected about the outcomes of requests to
certifying consultants to approve abortions; and

2. If so, what are the percentages of refusals and approvals by certifying
consultants for abortions in the last three calendar years.

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 13
July 2018 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

Please note that a working day is defined in the Act as ‘any day of the
week other than a Saturday, Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day,
Labour Day, the Sovereigns birthday, Waitangi Day and a day in the period
commencing 25 December in any year and ending 15 January in the following
year.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

Yours sincerely,
Toelau A

Ministerial Support Services
[Ministry of Health request email]
Ministerial Services  l  Government Services  l  Office of the Director
General

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz

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Dear Steven Liu

Please find attached a letter concerning your recent request for official
information.

Kind regards

Hidde Mebus
Ministerial Services (OIA)
[Ministry of Health request email]  

Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
[1]www.health.govt.nz

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Good morning,

 

Please find attached a response by the Abortion Supervisory Committee to
your request for information.

 

Regards,

Rachael Cole

 

   

[1]http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus... Rachael Cole

Specialist Advisory
Officer | Abortion
Supervisory Committee

Tribunals Unit |
Ministry of Justice
DDI: +64 4 462 6720 |
Ext 46720

[2]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

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