M Bell
[FYI request #25063 email]
07 February 2024
Dear M Bell
Ref: DOIA 2324-1339
I refer to your request of 7 December 2023 to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet that was
transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on 18 December,
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
“Can you please release the following documents, of course appropriately redacted where
warranted
CAB-20-MIN-0229.01
…
…
CAB-20-MIN-0508”
I am writing to notify you that I am extending the timeframe for responding to your request under the
following sections of the Act:
15A(1)(b)
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
We will now respond to your request on or before 13 February 2024, which is an extension of four
working days.
You have the right to seek investigation and review of my decision by the Ombudsman, in accordance
with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found at
: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Yours sincerely
Lisa Seng
Project Coordinator