QAC Shareholder Agreement
Wayne Hudson made this Official Information request to Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Queenstown-Lakes District Council did not have the information requested.
From: Wayne Hudson
Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Is there an agreement between QLDC and Auckland International Airport Limited or its subsidiary (AIAL), which governs the management and operation of Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited (QAC) and the relationship between QLDC and AIAL?
If so, does that agreement contain a list of matters that require the consent of (1) both QLDC and AIAL as shareholders or (2) the affirmative vote of the AIAL appointed director?
If so, please provide a copy of the agreement.
If you decline to provide a copy of the agreement, please provide a redacted copy of the agreement, removing any supposedly commercially sensitive information.
If you decline to provide a redacted of the agreement, please provide a copy of all of the provisions of the agreement that require the consent of (1) both QLDC and AIAL as shareholders or (2) the affirmative vote of the AIAL appointed director.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Hudson
From: QLDC Services
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Thank you for your email.
Should your enquiry be urgent, please phone Queenstown 03 441-0499 or
Wanaka 03 443-0024.
Kind Regards,
The QLDC Customer Services Team
From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Hi Wayne,
Thanks for your information request. See attached letter.
I’ll be in touch once I’ve sourced the information.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam
Sethi |
Governance
and
Official
Information
Advisor |
Chief
Executive’s [1]cid:image001.png@01D45970.ED0676A0
Office
Queenstown
Lakes
District
Council
P: +64 3
450 1738
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From: Wayne Hudson
Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Thank you for your letters of 25 and 27 August.
It is now almost 3:30pm on 20 September. You have until 5:00pm to to provide the information requested. I look forward to receiving it by this statutory deadline.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Hudson
From: QLDC Services
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Thank you for your email.
Should your enquiry be urgent, please phone Queenstown 03 441-0499 or
Wanaka 03 443-0024.
Kind Regards,
The QLDC Customer Services Team
From: Jamie Lamb
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Hi Wayne,
Thanks for your email.
I have sent it over to the LGIOMA team for you.
Kind regards,
Jamie
Jamie Lamb | Customer
Service Advisor
Queenstown Lakes
District Council
[1]cid:image002.png@01CF5256.37A04870
DD: +64 3 441 3653 | P:
+64 3 441 0499
Email
:[email address]
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From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
Kia ora Wayne
Thank you for your email .
As per the acknowledgement letter we sent you on the 27 August the
response for this official information request is due on 23 September 2019
as we received your request on 26 August 2019 and as per Ombudsman
calculator the 20 working days finishes on 23 September .
If you are unhappy with any aspect of the management of this response you
are welcome to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about this process is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [2]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
1738
[3]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
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From: Wayne Hudson
Dear Queenstown-Lakes District Council,
Thank you for your response.
However your organisation first acknowledged receipt of my request on 25 August, so the 20 working days have now expired.
More interestingly, you appear to have the time to quibble over response times, when instead you could simply have provided the information requested.
Your seemingly deliberate procrastination does your organisation no credit.
Yours faithfully,
Wayne Hudson
From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
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Kia ora Wayne
Apologies as we couldn’t meet the deadline. Just wanting to provide an
update on the progress of our response. I’ve made good progress on the
response and our internal staff are now reviewing some of the
documentation you’ve requested.
I may be able to get a response to you shortly . Please see the attached
extension letter as part of the LGOIMA process , unfortunately we have to
extend the time to respond to your request. Thank you for patience again.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [1]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
1738
[2]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
From: Information Request
Sent: Friday, 20 September 2019 4:27 PM
To: [FOI #11050 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - QAC Shareholder Agreement
Kia ora Wayne
Thank you for your email .
As per the acknowledgement letter we sent you on the 27 August the
response for this official information request is due on 23 September 2019
as we received your request on 26 August 2019 and as per Ombudsman
calculator the 20 working days finishes on 23 September .
If you are unhappy with any aspect of the management of this response you
are welcome to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about this process is available at
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [4]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
1738
[5]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
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From: Wayne Hudson
Dear Information Request,
Your reply is disappointing because of the deliberate delay in replying, and the spurious explanation regarding the need for more time for supposed consultation.
None of this enhances the standing of the Council in the eyes of its ratepayers. Nor does it re-establish the ratepayers’ trust in the Council.
Please reply in substance immediately.
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Hudson
From: Wayne Hudson
Dear Information Request,
As a follow up to my letter of yesterday, it appears now that the Council is in breach of the LGOIMA in that it failed to provide the information I requested within the 20 working days. Your explanation that you did not receive my request until 26 August is patently wrong, as your office acknowledged receipt on 25 August.
This means therefore that it is too late to extend the date for replying in substance to my request. Any such extension would have had to be made within the 20 working days, not afterwards. It follows from that, that QLDC must provide the information immediately to avoid continuing to breach the LGOIMA.
Aside from that, you have (or more likely the chief executive of QLDC has) indicated that consultation is needed before information can be released. Your office did, however, receive a similar request for related information in mid-May, which you eventually declined to provide on the grounds of commercial sensitivity.
My request was for much more limited information and was drafted to make it easier for you to decide which part of the requested information you could release.
Given this and the fact that you have already had a similar request, it beggars belief and credibility to now say that you need another month to engage in consultation. Your office has had plenty of time already and does not need any more time.
Having regard to these circumstances, your 20 working day extension is not reasonable, as per section 14(2) of the LGOIMA.
I therefore reiterate my request for QLDC to provide an immediate substantive reply to my original request for information.
I will also refer this matter to the Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Hudson
From: Information Request
Queenstown-Lakes District Council
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Kia ora Wayne
Please see the attached response for your request
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [1]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
0379
[2]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
From: Information Request
Sent: Monday, 23 September 2019 4:37 PM
To: [FOI #11050 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - QAC Shareholder Agreement
Kia ora Wayne
Apologies as we couldn’t meet the deadline. Just wanting to provide an
update on the progress of our response. I’ve made good progress on the
response and our internal staff are now reviewing some of the
documentation you’ve requested.
I may be able to get a response to you shortly . Please see the attached
extension letter as part of the LGOIMA process , unfortunately we have to
extend the time to respond to your request. Thank you for patience again.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [3]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
1738
[4]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
From: Information Request
Sent: Friday, 20 September 2019 4:27 PM
To: [5][FOI #11050 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - QAC Shareholder Agreement
Kia ora Wayne
Thank you for your email .
As per the acknowledgement letter we sent you on the 27 August the
response for this official information request is due on 23 September 2019
as we received your request on 26 August 2019 and as per Ombudsman
calculator the 20 working days finishes on 23 September .
If you are unhappy with any aspect of the management of this response you
are welcome to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman.
Information about this process is available at
[6]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Poonam
Poonam Sethi [7]Description:
| Governance cid:image003.png@01CEA7D7.20704940
and Official
Information
Advisor | Chief
Executive’s
Office
Queenstown
Lakes District
Council
P: +64 3 450
1738
[8]TeReoMaori_Email_Signature
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