15 September 2020  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C125653 
 
 
Sophie Newton, Lavee Khammy, Olivia Bing  
[FYI request #13537 email] 
 
 
 
 
Dear Sophie, Lavee and Olivia 
 
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 18 August 2020, 
regarding segregation. 
 
The Department needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 
20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA,  as consultations 
necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the 
request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can 
expect to receive a response to your request by 13 October 2020. If you no longer 
require this information please let us know as soon as possible. 
 
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this extension you 
have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the 
timeframe.  Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, 
Wellington 6143. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
Robert Jones 
Manager Ministerial Services 
People and Capability 
 
 

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