Reference: 20210534
23 November 2021
David Adamson
[FYI request #17543 email]
Dear David
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act request, received on 12 November 2021.
You requested:
any correspondence between Treasury and any DHBs or the Minister of Health
which discusses delays in releasing funds for the purpose of paying lump
sums/pay equity for nurses.
Please limit this to any correspondence within the last month.
Information to be withheld
There is one document covered by your request that I have decided to withhold in full
under the following sections of the Of icial Information Act:
•
section 9(2)(j) - to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or
organisation holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or
disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations),
and
•
section 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the current constitutional conventions protecting
the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials]
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and enclosed
documents may be published on the Treasury website.
This reply addresses the information you requested. You have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision.
Yours sincerely
Jess Hewat
Manager, Health
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz
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