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Copies of submissions and correspondence related to faculty redundancies at the School of Music in 2018

Susannah Walker made this Official Information request to University of Auckland

The request was partially successful.

From: Susannah Walker

Dear University of Auckland,

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA): All submissions and correspondence, internal and external, including but not limited to, emails, letters, meeting notes, phone call notes, and briefing notes related to the 2018 faculty redundancies at the School of Music, Auckland University. Please include minutes and any other notes from, or correspondence relating to, academic council meetings relating to this matter.

I note that a decision on a request for information under the OIA should be made within 20 working days of receiving the request.

Yours faithfully

Susannah Walker
Editor, Metro
Bauer Media Group (NZ) LP

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From: Rebecca Ewert
University of Auckland

Attachment 03 Part A Council Minutes 18.06.18 Confirmed.pdf
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Attachment 02 Part A Full Council Minutes 30.04.18 Confirmed.pdf
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Dear Ms Walker

Your request concerning Faculty redundancies at the School of Music in 2018 and your request concerning the restructuring of the Architecture and Planning, Fine Arts, and Music & Dance Libraries, the CAI Libraries review conducted in 2017-2018 and the LLS-SDM Consultation document are being treated as a single request under s 18A(2) of the Official Information Act.

The requested submissions related to the 2018 restructuring of the School of Music are withheld under s 9(2)(b)(i) to protect material subject to an obligation of confidence. The confirmed Council Part A minutes for this matter are attached. The correspondence requested cannot be provided without substantial collation or research, and neither extending the time limit for the request nor imposing a charge would allow this part of your request to be granted. Correspondence regarding individual employment arrangements is private and would be withheld under s 9(2)(a) to protect employee privacy.

The requested correspondence relating to the "restructuring of the Architecture & Planning, Fine Arts, and Music & Dance Libraries at Auckland University, the CAI Libraries Review conducted in 2017-2018, and the LLS-SDM Consultation Document" cannot be provided without substantial collation or research, and neither extending the time limit for the request nor imposing a charge would allow this part of your request to be granted. Correspondence regarding individual employment arrangements is private and would be withheld under s 9(2)(a) to protect employee privacy. The confirmed Council Part A minutes for this matter are attached. The requested submissions for the LLS restructure/the LLS-SDM Consultation Document are withheld under s 9(2)(b)(i) to protect material subject to an obligation of confidence. The University does not hold submissions for the CAI Libraries Review; this part of your request is refused under s 18(e) of the OIA.

You have the right to make a complaint to an Ombudsman about this response.

Yours sincerely

Rebecca Ewert
General Counsel
The University of Auckland

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