CORPORATE OFFICE
Level 2
32 Oxford Terrace
Telephone: 0064 3 364 4134
Christchurch Central
[email address];
CHRISTCHURCH 8011
14 February 2022
Garry Smorg
Email: [FYI request #17348 email]
Dear Garry
RE Official information request CDHB 10766a
I refer to your email dated 24 December 2021 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act from Canterbury DHB. Your request being a follow-up to our previous response to OIA
CDHB 10766.
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What the payment was for
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A break down of that payment
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Invoices from SVA
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All emails from SVA about funding, payment and their assistance with the vaccine roll out.
What the DHB was hoping would be achieved by paying SVA. Was a tender put out for the
services provided by SVA. Any other documents CDHB holds in relation to this payment(s).
Consultations which are necessary to make a final decision on the request means that a proper response
to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
The Canterbury DHB therefore requires further time prior to issuing our response. The period of the
extension is until 28 February 2022. We will endeavour to get our response to you before that date.
We are permitted to make this extension under Section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982 and you
have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about our decision to extend the time for responding.
Yours sincerely
Ralph La Salle
Senior Manager, OIAs
Canterbury DHB & West Coast DHB