1 July 2022
Richard Wang
By email:
[FYI request #19583 email]
Dear Richard
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST 22.32 Professor Brady Disclosures
I refer to the Official Information Act request dated 3 June 2022 for information relating to Professor Anne-
Marie Brady. You have specifical y requested:
My understanding is that the University of Canterbury's Research Conduct Policy requires conflicts of interest by
researchers to be disclosed.
As you are no doubt aware, your employee Anne-Marie Brady receives payment from both:
* the US 'National Endowment for Democracy' (NED), a group described by its first President, Carl Gershman,
as a successor to the CIA in funding groups intended to subvert independent governments to advance American
interests
* the 'Australian Strategic Policy Institute' (ASPI), a group that exists to funnel money from Lockheed Martin,
Raytheon, and other military industrial contractors to those paid to promote their products
I am seeking information held by the University in regards:
* all conflicts of interest and funding sources disclosed by Brady
* any funding to the Department of Political Science and International Relations or other UoC departments
connected to Brady's output
* conflicts of interest and funding disclosed by other UoC employees in connection to ASPI and the NED
Please let me know if you have any questions to help clarify my request.
The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to Tuesday 19 July 2022.
This extension is required because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. Staff being unavailable due to
il ness has affected the ability of the Information and Records team to process the request as promptly as we
would otherwise.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Claire O'Connell
Information Compliance Officer