Reference: 20230009
2 February 2023
I Brown
[FYI request #21549 email]
Tēnā koe
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 11
January 2023. You requested:
1. A full copy of the report T2020/3411, entitled Treasury Report: Justice baseline
review final report; and
2. Any other baseline reports, other type of report, or analyses, involving
consideration of referral to legal aid for the years 2018-2022 inclusive; and
3. Any other baseline reports, other type of report, or analyses, involving
consideration of referral to crown, departmental, and police prosecutions,
whether considered or referred to separately or jointly, for the years 2018-2022
inclusive.
Treasury contacted you on 26 January to seek clarification on the interpretation of
“consideration of referral.” We look forward to hearing your response to this question.
In the meantime, I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to
extend the time limit for responding to your request by an additional 25 working days.
The new due date for responding to your request is 20 March 2022.
The extension is required because your request currently requires a search through a
large quantity of information, and consultation is needed before a decision can be
made on your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I will respond to your request as soon as reasonably
practicable.
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Wellington 6140
New Zealand
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https://treasury.govt.nz
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Colin Hall
Manager, Justice, Security and Government Services
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