20 May 2022
C150895
Dianne Landy
[FYI request #19192 email]
Tēnā koe Dianne
Thank you for your email of 21 April 2022 to the Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama
Aotearoa, inquiring about transgender individuals who are biological males in women’s
prisons. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 20 working
days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 20 June 2022. If you no longer require this information, please let us know
as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wel ington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Brydie Raethel
Manager Ministerial Services
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz