Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Tuesday 13 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

Please can you clarify if external peer review by engineering consultants
refers to the Worley Parsons report or if it refers to another review?

 

If another review,  can you confirm the title of the review you seek.

 

Thank you

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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From: OCU
Sent: Monday, 15 May 2017 12:45 p.m.
To: '[FOI #5872 email]'
Subject: Official Information request - Treasury and WorleyParsons advice
on locomtives repalcement fleet.

 

Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Tuesday 13 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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Good morning

Thank you for the clarification.

Regards,
Official Correspondence Unit

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Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We refer to your email dated 13 May 2017 in which you have made a request
pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Section 14 of the Act provides for transferring requests where the
information requested is not held by KiwiRail but is believed to be held
by another organisation, or where it is believed that the request is more
closely connected with the functions of another organisation.

 

This email is notification that we have today transferred part of your to
Treasury namely “Treasury advice to cabinet”.

 

All future correspondence will be sent to you from Treasury.

 

Treasury has 20 working days from the date of receiving our transfer to
respond to your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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From: OCU
Sent: Monday, 15 May 2017 12:45 p.m.
To: [FOI #5872 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Treasury and WorleyParsons advice
on locomtives repalcement fleet.

 

Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Tuesday 13 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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Dear D Maclure

 

A letter is attached about your OIA request.

 

Regards,

Kevin.

 

Kevin Hillock | The Treasury

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[IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

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Good morning Sir/Madam

 

Thank you for your email dated 13 May 2017, in which you request the
following information:

 

“for locomotives replacement fleet advice done by Kiwirail Ltd from
WorleyParsons, external peer review by engineering consultants and
Treasury advice to cabinet.”

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(“the Act”).

 

One document has been identified as within the scope of your request:
“NIMT Motive Power Peer Review – Interim Report” by Advisian (formerly
known as Worley Parsons).

 

Disclosing this document could inhibit KiwiRail staff from providing free
and frank opinions and/or KiwiRail commissioning independent peer reviews
in the future.

 

We are therefore withholding the information under s9(2)(g)(i) of the Act,
to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and
frank expression of opinions by or between members of an organisation,
officers or employees in the course of their duty.

 

KiwiRail’s Better Business Case: NIMT Performance Improvement (December
2016) details all of the relevant reasons behind our decision to replace
the electric locomotive fleet with diesel locomotives.  This document is
available on KiwiRail’s website, at the following link:

[1]http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Public...

 

An explanation of the information withheld within the Better Business Case
can be found in the following document, also on KiwiRail’s website:

 

[2]http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Public...

 

As advised in our email dated 19 May 2017, we have transferred your
request for “Treasury advice to cabinet” to Treasury as this information
is not held by KiwiRail and is more closely connected with the functions
of that organisation.

 

In answering your request we have considered the public interest in the
information being withheld and believe that the public interest does not
outweigh KiwiRail’s need to withhold this information.

 

Under s28(3) of the Act, you have the right to seek an investigation and
review of this response by way of complaint to the Ombudsman. Refer to
[3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz for more information.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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From: OCU
Sent: Friday, 19 May 2017 3:49 p.m.
To: [FOI #5872 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Treasury and WorleyParsons
advice on locomtives repalcement fleet.

 

Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We refer to your email dated 13 May 2017 in which you have made a request
pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

Section 14 of the Act provides for transferring requests where the
information requested is not held by KiwiRail but is believed to be held
by another organisation, or where it is believed that the request is more
closely connected with the functions of another organisation.

 

This email is notification that we have today transferred part of your to
Treasury namely “Treasury advice to cabinet”.

 

All future correspondence will be sent to you from Treasury.

 

Treasury has 20 working days from the date of receiving our transfer to
respond to your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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From: OCU
Sent: Monday, 15 May 2017 12:45 p.m.
To: [6][FOI #5872 email]
Subject: Official Information request - Treasury and WorleyParsons advice
on locomtives repalcement fleet.

 

Good afternoon Sir/Madam

 

We acknowledge receipt of the below Official Information Act 1982 request.

 

Under the Act, KiwiRail has up to 20 working days from the date of
receiving your request to respond.  Therefore, you can expect a response
on or before Tuesday 13 June 2017.

 

This calculation takes into account the Queen’s Birthday statutory holiday
and KiwiRail receiving your request outside normal business hours.

 

We will be in touch with you if it is necessary to clarify any aspect of
your request.

 

Regards,

Official Correspondence Unit

 

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Dear D Maclure

 

A response is attached regarding your Official Information Act Request.

 

Best Regards

 

Lucy May

 

Lucy May - Ministerial Coordinator - Ministerial Advisory Service

The Treasury - Kaitohutohu Kaupapa Rawa

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not an intended addressee:

a. please immediately delete this email and notify the Treasury by return
email or telephone (64 4 472 2733);

b. any use, dissemination or copying of this email is strictly prohibited
and may be unlawful.

[IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

 

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