Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your email on Monday 27 August, requesting a list of all registered food premises in the Karori (6012) area.

We have forwarded your email to the Public Health Team for their attention as they are best suited to respond. We expect them to contact you within 3 - 5 working days. If you have not heard from them in this time, or you wish to contact them directly, their email address is:

* [email address]

If we can be of further assistance, or you have any questions about the Wellington City Council and our services please call our 24 hour Customer Contact Centre on (04) 499 4444 or email: [email address].

Kind regards,

Kathleen (Katy) Borrows
Customer Services Team
Wellington City Council
PO Box 2199
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand
(04) 499 4444
www.wellington.govt.nz
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----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Gourdie ([OIA #524 email])
> Sent: 27/08/2012 22:11
> Subject: Official Information Act request - Currently Registered Food Premises in 6012 Post Code
>
> Dear Wellington City Council,
>
> I wish you to provide me with a list of currently Registered Food
> Premises in the 6012 Post Code area (should that be impractical
> then in the suburb of Karori). The information to include addresses
> and contact details please.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Kreativ Zentrum Ltd
>
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>
> Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
> [OIA #524 email]
>
> Is [email address] the wrong address for Official Information Act
> requests to Wellington City Council? If so, please contact us using
> this form:
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>
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>
>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Reid
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 14:37
To: Andrew Taylor (BCLS)
Subject: RE: Confirm Mercury; Enquiry number: 2071773

We would only provide a list of trading names and addresses. We do not provide contact details. And we would charge $125 incl GST.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email address] [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 14:01
To: BUS: Public Health Enquiries
Subject: Confirm Mercury; Enquiry number: 2071773

Enquiry number: --- 2071773
Status: --- Request Logged
Follow Up Date: --- 31/08/2012 13:52:45
Action officer: --- Public Health Enquiries
Logged By: --- Maree Toohey
Subject: --- Health General Request
Site: --- Call Centre
Location: --- Karori
Contact: --- Kreativ Zentrum Ltd
Phone: --- Email address given
AlT Phone: --- null
Description: --- I wish you to provide me with a list of currently Registered Food Premises in the 6012 Post Code area (should that be impractical then in the suburb of Karori). The information to include addresses and contact details please. (Email: [OIA #524 email])
Notes: --- Info @ Email: [OIA #524 email]

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Dear Rob,

Thank you for your email enquiry received on Wednesday 29 August, regarding a fee for and Official Information Request.

We have forwarded your enquiry onto our Issues Resolution Team for their attention as they are best suited to follow up on your request. We expect they will contact you directly in due course.

For more information about the Issues Resolution Team please click on the following link:

www.wellington.govt.nz/services/pubadvte

If we can be of further assistance, or you have any questions about the Wellington City Council and our services please feel free to contact us.

Kind regards,

Aaron Pinga
Customer Services Team
Wellington City Council
PO Box 2199
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand
(04) 499 4444
www.wellington.govt.nz
Our Wellington
Your Council guide to your city - See Tuesday's Dominion Post for a weekly snapshot of Council news!

----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Gourdie ([OIA #524 email])
> Sent: 29/08/2012 11:39 a.m.
> Subject: Re: Official Information Act request - Currently Registered Food Premises in 6012 Post Code
>
> Dear Wellington City Council,
>
> I note Andrew Taylor, EHO has advised the cost of providing this
> Official Information is $125+GST. I wish to challenge whether this
> is a 'reasonable charge' as defined under the Local Government
> Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 Section 13:
>
> (3) Where no such amount is prescribed, any charge fixed shall be
> reasonable, and regard may be had to the cost of the labour and
> materials involved in making the information available and to any
> costs incurred pursuant to a request of the applicant to make the
> information available urgently.
>
> I can confirm this information is not urgently required.
>
> The information requested is already required to be maintained
> under Section 8 of the Health (Registration of Premises)
> Regulations 1966 which states:
>
> 8 Record of registration
> (1) Every local authority shall keep a record of all registered
> premises, and of all certificates of registration and all renewals
> thereof issued by it.
>
> (2) The record shall in every case show-
> (a) the name and address of the holder of the certificate of
> registration, who in every case shall be the actual occupier of the
> premises:
> (b) the situation of the premises:
> (c) the purpose or purposes for which the premises are registered:
> (d) the date of the first registration under these regulations and
> the dates of any renewals thereof:
> (e) every change in the occupation of the premises since the first
> registration:
> (f) a statement of any conditions subject to which the registration
> was effected or any renewal thereof was granted.
>
> (3) The record must be available at all reasonable times for
> inspection-
> (a) by any employee of the Director-General of Health; and
> (b) by any person designated under section 7A of the Act as a
> Medical Officer of Health, a Health Protection Officer, or an
> officer who has functions, duties, or powers under an enactment
> administered by the Ministry of Health; and
> (c) in respect of food premises (within the meaning of the Food
> Hygiene Regulations 1974), by any officer (within the meaning of
> the Food Act 1981).
>
> Given:
> - this information must be readily available under the Act above;
> - additional to the Act above, there are no further costs in
> collating the information; and
> - the convention of the Official Information Act 1982 states that
> the first hour and 20 pages should normally be provided at no cost.
>
> I do not accept $125+GST to be a reasonable charge and would agree
> to the information being provided being limited to one hour of
> effort in producing the report which I assume to be electronically
> available.
>
> Can you please confirm the removal of the charge in light of the
> statements above.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Rob Gourdie
>
>
>
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> Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
> [OIA #524 email]
>
> Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be
> published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
> http://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
>
> If you find this service useful as an OIA officer, please ask your
> web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>

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Dear Rob,

Thank you for your information request, received via the Council website on 29 August 2012, asking for a list of the currently registered food premises in the 6012 post code area.

Please find the Council response to your request, and the associated information, attached to this email.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Kind regards

Chris
Chris Brown
Issues Resolution Office | Wellington City Council | 101 Wakefield St | PO Box 2199, Wellington
P (04) 801 3479
Website: www.wellington.govt.nz