05 September 2024
Official information request No. 8140014423
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
J Bruning
By email:
[FYI request #28230 email]
Tēnā koe
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Fluoridation of drinking water
Thank you for your email of 29 August 2024 for information about the dates legal advice
was sought and received in relation to specific issues concerning the Health Act 1956 and
the fluoridation of water.
A review has been conducted of Council legal advice in relation to fluoridation, and we can
confirm that Council received legal advice on issues in relation to fluoridation on 30 June
2020 and 21 November 2022. However, the advice was not in relation to the specific issues
set out in your email. The Council does not waive legal professional privilege.
The decision by Auckland Council to release the information contained in this response was
made by
Arman Askarany, Legal Counsel. Should you believe Auckland Council has not responded appropriately to your request, you
have the right by way of complaint, under section 27(3) of the LGOIMA, to apply to the
Ombudsman to seek an investigation and review of the decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 | aucklandcouncil.govt.nz | Ph 09 301 0101
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140014423.
Ngā mihi
Angela Hare
Senior Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
Customer Experience & Digital Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 | aucklandcouncil.govt.nz | Ph 09 301 0101