08 October 2020
Anthony Jordan
[FYI request #13747 email]
Tēnā koe Anthony
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-006786
Thank you for your request of 10 September 2020, asking for the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please disclose names, via Personal Email, of specialists for each month from March 2018 to date, involved in
Medical Panel Review hearings.
Please disclose the total of cases that were deemed to be related to Concussions/Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
for respective months
ACC needs extra time
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 30 October.
This extension is necessary because consultations with external medical review specialists necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
How to contact us
Please contact me o
n [email address] if you would like to talk about this letter. I wil be
happy to answer any questions or, if you have any concerns, work with you to resolve these.
If you are not happy with this extension, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802
602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
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