19 July 2022
Richard Wang
By email
: [FYI request #19583 email]
Dear Richard
Official Information Act request OIA 22.32 Professor Brady disclosures
I refer to your Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 3 June 2022 for information relating to Professor
Anne-Marie Brady. You have requested the fol owing:
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.
I refer to my letter of 1 July 2022. Unfortunately, it wil not be possible to meet the extended time limit of
Tuesday 19 July 2022 and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our
decision, to Tuesday 2 August 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. Consultations with relevant staff
are ongoing and need to be completed before a response can be provided. I apologise for any inconvenience
that this may cause.
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
