Tēnā koe Sarah

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 24 September 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera

Tēnā koe Sarah

I refer to your information request dated 27 August 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You have requested information in relation to applicants to the University's Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) programme in 2025.

The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit. We are therefore writing to notify you, pursuant to section 15A of the Act, of an extension of the time to make our decision in respect of your request, by a further 20 working days - to 22 October 2024.

This extension is necessary both (i) because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations and (ii) to allow for consultations necessary to make a decision on your request. We are currently working on our response to your request, but given that applications via the HSFY category for our 2025 MB ChB programme only closed on 15 September, and the subsequent workload pressures on the staff who are responsible for this information, we require some additional time to complete our response. We thank you for your patience - we will endeavour to provide the information sooner if possible.

If you are not satisfied with our extension of time, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. However, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss any concerns with you first.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera

Tēnā koe Aimee

 

Please see attached the University of Otago's response to your Official
Information Act request dated 27 August 2024.

 

Ngā mihi nui

Bill

           

Bill Frewen

Manager Policy and Compliance | Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Here mete Tikaka
Mahi

 

Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te
Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera University of Otago | Ōtākou
Whakaihu Waka

 

Email | Īmera [1][University of Otago request email]

 

 

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