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Dear Cody C

 

Your request as it stands would be declined pursuant to section 18(f) of
the Official Information Act as it is too broad and there is no time frame
or region identified.

 

Can you please clarify:

 

Is there a specific Water Safety Plan that you are looking for?

 

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Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board

Official Information Act Co-ordinator,

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PO Box 1600

Christchurch 8140

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From: Cody C <[1][FOI #19515 email]>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 8:23:17 PM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Canterbury District Health Board
<[2][Canterbury District Health Board request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drinking water safety plans
[EXTERNAL SENDER]

 

Dear Canterbury District Health Board,

Please supply any drinking water safety plan(s) approved by CDHB.

Yours faithfully,

Cody C

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Thank you Cody.

Kind regards

Kathleen Smitheram
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FOI #19515 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 2 June 2022 9:28 PM
To: Kathleen Smitheram <[email address]>
Subject: Re: RE Official Information request - Drinking water safety plans CDHB 10886 - seeking clarification of request please. [EXTERNAL SENDER]

Dear Kathleen Smitheram,

Thank you for the opportunity to refine my request. Specifically I would like the most recent drinking water safety plan held / approved by CDHB for Christchurch City. If it must be more specific, let’s say the region in the South West of the City.

Yours sincerely,

Cody C

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Dear Cody C

Your request as it stands would be declined pursuant to section 18(f) of the Official Information Act as it is too broad and there is no time frame or region identified.

Can you please clarify:

Is there a specific Water Safety Plan that you are looking for?

Kind regards

Kathleen Smitheram

Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board

Official Information Act Co-ordinator,

Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace

PO Box 1600

Christchurch 8140

(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];

From: Cody C <[1][FOI #19515 email]>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 8:23:17 PM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Canterbury District Health Board <[2][Canterbury District Health Board request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Drinking water safety plans [EXTERNAL SENDER]

Dear Canterbury District Health Board,

Please supply any drinking water safety plan(s) approved by CDHB.

Yours faithfully,

Cody C

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Dear Cody

 

Please find attached a letter advising of the transfer of your request to
Christchurch City Council.

 

Kind regards

 

Kathleen Smitheram

 

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Christchurch 8140

 

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Dear Cody C
 
Following consultation with Christchurch City Council we have accepted
their advice to transfer your request to them to respond.
 
The Christchurch City Council own and are responsible for the Water Safety
Plans and we believe that they are best placed to respond to your request.
 
 
Kind regards
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FYI request #19515 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2022 11:07 AM
To: Kathleen Smitheram <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Re Transfer of Official Information Act request CDHB 10886 to
Christchurch City Council [EXTERNAL SENDER]
 
Dear Kathleen Smitheram,
 
I understand you do hold this information, so would appreciate you
supplying it. I have separately asked CCC for this information already.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Cody C
 
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Dear Cody
 
 
 
Please find attached a letter advising of the transfer of your request to 
Christchurch City Council.
 
 
 
Kind regards
 
 
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
 
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
 
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,
 
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
 
PO Box 1600
 
Christchurch 8140
 
 
 
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Dear Cody C
 
We understand, and indeed you have mentioned below as well, that you have
made the same request to the Christchurch City Council for the Water
Safety Plans.
 
We believe that the Christchurch City Council are the correct agency and
are best placed to respond to your request as they own and are responsible
for the Christchurch Water Safety Plans (WSPs).
 
I also understand that once the final WSP plans are in place the
Christchurch City Council will look at providing an online version.
 
Kind regards
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
PO Box 1600
Christchurch 8140
(DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FOI #19515 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2022 12:36 PM
To: Kathleen Smitheram <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Re Transfer of Official Information Act request CDHB 10886 to
Christchurch City Council [EXTERNAL SENDER]
 
Dear Kathleen Smitheram,
 
Can you please confirm if you hold this information?
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Cody C
 
-----Original Message-----
 
Dear Cody C
 
Following consultation with Christchurch City Council we have accepted 
their advice to transfer your request to them to respond.
 
The Christchurch City Council own and are responsible for the Water
Safety  Plans and we believe that they are best placed to respond to your
request.
 
 
Kind regards
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board 
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,  Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace  PO Box
1600  Christchurch 8140
 
 
 
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From: Cody C <[FOI #19515 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2022 11:07 AM
To: Kathleen Smitheram <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Re Transfer of Official Information Act request CDHB 10886 to
Christchurch City Council [EXTERNAL SENDER]
 
Dear Kathleen Smitheram,
 
I understand you do hold this information, so would appreciate you
supplying it. I have separately asked CCC for this information already.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Cody C
 
-----Original Message-----
 
Dear Cody
 
  Please find attached a letter advising of the transfer of your request
to  Christchurch City Council.
 
  Kind regards
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
 
Official Information Act Co-ordinator,
 
Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace
 
PO Box 1600
 
Christchurch 8140
 
 
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Hi Cody C

Apologies Cody we thought it was a rhetorical question that you already knew the answer to - obviously the answer is yes.

Our response was to give you further advice about why we have chosen to transfer the response to the proper agency. We indicated that the CCC are the owners of the document and have already indicated they are in the process of putting it on their website. As a DHB, we have an obligation under the Act to collaborate with the owner of the information and take into consideration their comments about what we release. In this instance it is more straightforward to simply have CCC provide you the document.

If you disagree with this then you are welcome to provide your case and concerns to the Ombudsman's grievance process.

I hope this explains it a bit better for you.

Cheers
Ralph La Salle
Senior Manager, OIAs
Canterbury and West Coast DHBs

-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FYI request #19515 email]>
Sent: Friday, 10 June 2022 12:17 PM
To: Kathleen Smitheram <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Re Transfer of Official Information Act request CDHB 10886 to Christchurch City Council [EXTERNAL SENDER]

Dear Kathleen Smitheram,

I didn’t ask if CCC hold the information. I asked if you held it and you have avoided my question.

Yours sincerely,

Cody C

-----Original Message-----

Dear Cody C
 
We understand, and indeed you have mentioned below as well, that you have made the same request to the Christchurch City Council for the Water Safety Plans.
 
We believe that the Christchurch City Council are the correct agency and are best placed to respond to your request as they own and are responsible for the Christchurch Water Safety Plans (WSPs).
 
I also understand that once the final WSP plans are in place the Christchurch City Council will look at providing an online version.
 
Kind regards
 
Kathleen Smitheram
 
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board Official Information Act Co-ordinator, Level 2, 32 Oxford Terrace PO Box 1600 Christchurch 8140 (DDI (03) 364 4134 | *[email address];
 
 

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Hi Cody C

We run the risk of me being the middle man here and that is not the intention. I would suggest you ask the CCC who will release the information.

The way I understood it is they will release the information in due course but we do not have a date or duration.

Enjoy your weekend.

Cheers
Ralph La Salle

-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C <[FYI request #19515 email]>
Sent: Friday, 10 June 2022 1:57 p.m.
To: Ralph La salle <[email address]>
Subject: Re: FW: Re Transfer of Official Information Act request CDHB 10886 to Christchurch City Council [EXTERNAL SENDER]

Dear Ralph La salle,

Thank you. Can you please provide me the timeframe you received from CCC for putting it on the website and their comments about releasing the information? I have not seen this to date.

Yours sincerely,

Cody C

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Hi Cody C

Apologies Cody we thought it was a rhetorical question that you already knew the answer to - obviously the answer is yes.

Our response was to give you further advice about why we have chosen to transfer the response to the proper agency. We indicated that the CCC are the owners of the document and have already indicated they are in the process of putting it on their website. As a DHB, we have an obligation under the Act to collaborate with the owner of the information and take into consideration their comments about what we release. In this instance it is more straightforward to simply have CCC provide you the document.

If you disagree with this then you are welcome to provide your case and concerns to the Ombudsman's grievance process.

I hope this explains it a bit better for you.

Cheers
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Dear Cody,

 

I refer to your request for Please supply any drinking water safety
plan(s) approved by CDHB.

 

This was request was transferred to the Council on 9 June.

 

Council Response

As per our previous response (attached) we have decided to withhold this
information under the following sections of the LGOIMA -

6(b) - to endanger the safety of any person

7(2)(c) protect information which is subject to an obligation of
confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide
under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the
information—

(ii) would be likely otherwise to damage the public interest

 

As discussed staff will provide a public facing version of these plans in
due course.

 

In the Council's view the reasons for withholding these details are not
outweighed by public interest considerations in section 7(1) favouring
their release.

 

You have the right to request the Ombudsman to review this decision.
Complaints can be sent by email to [1][email address], by fax
to (04) 471 2254, or by post to The Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington
6143.

 

Kind regards,

Sean

 

 

Sean Rainey
Manager Official Information and Privacy Officer
Official Information Team

 

 

 

 

 

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