15 October 2020
Selva Ramasami
[FYI request #13840 email]
Ref: OIA-2020/21-0159
Dear Selva Ramasami
Official Information Act request relating to COVID-19 website and the Tamil Language
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received on 18 September 2020. You requested:
“The Executive Director of Office of Ethnic Communities wrote on 4 Sept 2020 on the
subject of Translations
"On the subject of material being available in multiple languages there’s information in 24
languages available on the COVID-19 website. We have been asked about other options,
not currently available such as Tamil and Cambodian and have raised this with the All of
Government response team".
May I request the following:
1. The names of individuals, agencies and organisations including Members of
Parliament who have requested All of Government response team for Covid 19
information to be made available in Tamil Language
2. When wil the information be made available in Tamil Language”
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit for deciding
on your request by an additional 10 working days.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on your request.
Despite the extension, a response will be sent to you as soon as possible. You have the right to ask
the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under section 28(3) of the Official Information
Act.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Corbett
Manager, Ministerial and Legal Services
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4306050
64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz