14 February 2024
By email
: [FYI request #25151 email]
Tēnā koe James
I refer to your information request dated 12 December 2023 made under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). You have requested mark and grade distributions for the 2023 LAWS301 and LAWS302
end of year examinations.
Subject to the following comments, please see attached the information you have requested.
• the data is correct as at 13 February 2024.
• on occasions where fewer than five students have received a fail result in their examination
(i.e. received a grade equivalent to Fail D or Fail E), we have determined that it is necessary to
withhold the marks and specific grades for these students to protect their privacy and
wellbeing. We consider that withholding this information is necessary to protect against the
identity of these students being determined or inferred, and their personal information (i.e.
their marks) could be disclosed. We therefore withhold this information pursuant to section
9(2)(a) of the Act.
I trust that this information will be helpful.
In the above cases, we consider that good reasons exist for withholding information, and this is not
outweighed by other considerations which would make it desirable, in the public interest, to make the
information available. If you are not satisfied with our response to your information request, section
28(3) of the Act provides you with the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate and review this
response. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.
Ngā mihi
Kelsey Kennard
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator
Office of the Registrar