27 February 2024
Kevin
By email: [FYI request #25860 email]
Tēnā koe Kevin
Official information request regarding VUWSA sponsorships
I refer to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
dated 23 February 2024:
“I would like to submit and OIA request under the official information Act 1982
regarding the student’s Association at VUW (VUWSA). I request the following:
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A list of all sponsorships and affiliations VUWSA has agreed to in 2024
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Whether VUWSA or the sponsor/affilate made first contact
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All correspondence including but not limited to emails and letters between
VUWSA and each sponsor/affiliate
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All documents related to the sponsorship/affiliation including
agreements/contracts.
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The value of each sponsorship and affiliation monetary or otherwise
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What consideration was given to the harmful effects of any of the
product/services that VUWSA is promoting to the student population in
particular first year students via the sponsorship/affiliation and what
criteria and/or frameworks were used to assess the risk of promotion.”
Te Rōpū Tauira o te Kura Wānanga o te Upoko ō te Ika a Māui / Victoria University of
Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) is a separate entity to Te Herenga Waka –
Victoria University of Wellington (The University) and is not subject to the Act. The
information you have requested is held by VUWSA.
As the University does not hold the information requested and the University has no
grounds for believing that the information is either—
(i)
held by another department (for itself and for a departmental agency hosted
by it or an interdepartmental executive board serviced by it) or
interdepartmental venture or Minister of the Crown or organisation, or by a
local authority; or
(ii)
connected more closely with the functions of another department (for itself
and for a departmental agency hosted by it or an interdepartmental
executive board serviced by it) or interdepartmental venture or Minister of
the Crown or organisation or of a local authority.
your request is refused in accordance with s18(g) of the Act.
Please note, the University has consulted with VUWSA as part of preparing the response
to this request. VUWSA have indicated that, although they are not subject to the Act, they
would be happy if you wish to discuss these matters with them directly. Contact details
for VUWSA can be found
here.
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