MinOIA21-0155
24 September
Steven Cranston
[FYI request #16622 email]
Dear Steven
Thank you for your email of 5 September 2021 requesting correspondence I
have had with stakeholders regarding the use of GWP for Methane accounting.
On 22 September you clarified the timeframe for your request – all
correspondence since 2018.
Given the timeframe requested (2018-2021), I will not be able to respond within
the timeframe set out in the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) pursuant to
section 15A(1)(B) as consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
normal 20 working day time limit.
I will reply to your request by no later than 15 November 2021, earlier if
possible.
Should you have any concerns with this extension, I would encourage you to
raise these with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the
Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143 or at
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Hon Damien O’Connor
Minister of Agriculture