OIA073
C Bennett
[FYI request #28692 email]
Dear C Bennett
Thank you for your email of 8 October 2024 requesting copies of documents I have received.
I wil not be able to respond within the timeframe set out in the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) as consultations necessary to make a decision on
your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the normal
20 working day time limit.
I wil reply to your request by no later than 27 November, earlier if possible.
Should you have any concerns with this extension, I would encourage you to raise these with
the Ministry for Primary Industries at
[email address]. Alternatively, you
are advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143 or at
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Hon Andrew Hoggard
Minister for Biosecurity
Minister for Food Safety
Associate Minister of Agriculture (Animal Welfare, Skil s)