Reference: 20230330
4 August 2023
Matthew Hooton
[FYI request #23428 email]
Dear Mat hew
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 7 July
2023. You requested:
Under the OIA, could I please have all written advice prepared by the Treasury
over the last ten years for ministers and other government agencies on the
question of a new Medical School at the University of Waikato, including
arguments made for and against.
I have decided under section 15A of the Official Information Act to extend the time limit
for deciding on your request by up to an additional 20 working days. The new due date
for responding to your request is 4 September 2023.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on
your request.
This extension will also apply to the time limit for transferring your request, should this
become relevant.
Notwithstanding this extension, I undertake to decide on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review this decision.
Yours sincerely
Laura King
Team Leader, Communities, Learning and Work
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz