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9 May 2024
NZ Council for Civil Liberties
[FYI request #26403 email]
Our ref: OIA 111347
Tēnā koe Requestor
Official Information Act 1982 request: Chief Ombudsman succession process
Thank you for your email of 11 April 2023, regarding the Chief Ombudsman’s succession
process. Your request is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Of icial
Information Act 1982 (the Act).
A response to your request is currently being prepared. However, due to the need for external
consultation, a response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. Accordingly, I
am extending the time limit for response to this request by 20 working days under section 15A of
the Act and wil respond to you by 7 June 2024.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to complain to the Ombudsman about the
decision to extend the time for responding to your request. The Ombudsman can be contacted by
emailing [email address]; calling 0800 802 602; or writing to:
The Office of the Ombudsman
PO Box 10152
Wellington 6143
Nāku noa, nā
Louise Ainsley
Manager, Ministerial Relations and Services