23 June 2023
Anonymous
By email: [FYI request #23032 email]
Tēnā koe Anonymous
Official information request for feedback on restructure options
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated 7 June 2023:
“Please provide copies of feedback sent (through email or other means) to Chief
Information Officer Leanne Gibson regarding the proposed restructure options
analysis of Digital Solutions at Victoria University.”
The information you have requested is withheld for the following reasons:
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to protect the privacy of natural persons (s9(2)(a));
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to protect information provided subject to an obligation of confidence and releasing
the information may prejudice the supply of similar information in the future
(s9(2)(ba)(ii) );and
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to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to members of an organisation or officers
and employees of any public service agency or organisation in the course of their
duty (s9(2)(g)).
Please note, as per Section 12 of the Act, requests for official information may only be
made by New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, or people in New Zealand, or a
body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand or has a place of business in New
Zealand. In the event of future requests, we may require you to provide evidence to
confirm your eligibility to make official information requests.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the
decisions made regarding this request. Information about how to make a complaint is
available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact me at
[VUW request email].
Ngā mihi nui
Blair Doherty
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
Legal Services
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington