Tēnā koe AR

We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 16 November 2024.

If we have any further questions or need to seek further 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 13 December 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Bill

Bill Frewen (he/him)
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 [University of Otago request email]

Tçnâ koe AR

I refer to your information request dated 16 November 2024 made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), concerning grades for certain semester 2 papers or full year papers offered by the University of Otago.

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, under 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 3 February 2024). Please note that ‘working days’ is as defined in the Act and excludes public holidays and the period between 25 December and 15 January.

We note your request was made before 22 November 2024, when semester 2 and full year examinations results are first available to individual students (see https://www.otago.ac.nz/study/examinatio...). This extension is necessary to allow for internal consultations to collate the requested data and make a decision on your request. We thank you for your patience and will endeavour to provide our response 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.

Ngâ mihi
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 | Ôtâkou Whakaihu Waka

Email | Îmera [University of Otago request email]