Reference: 20210189
2 June 2021
George Dewar
[FYI request #15433 email]
Dear George
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 11
May 2021. You requested:
Please provide the advice, if any, provided to the government regarding the May
2021 public sector pay guidance (referred to by some as the "pay freeze").
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit
for deciding on your request by an additional 20 working days. The new due date for
responding to your request is 7 July 2021.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on
your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to make a decision on your request as
soon as reasonably practicable.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Nick Carroll
Manager, Skills and Work
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz