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Dear Sam,

 

 

Thank you for your email of 31 July 2017, requesting information relating
to reports produced by the Office of the Ombudsman under its COTA
authority in 2011.

 

 

Your request will be considered under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Ana.

 

 

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Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Vella [mailto:[FOI #6316 email]]
Sent: 30 July 2017 8:59 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - COTA reports 2011

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

Please provide me with all reports produced by the Office of the Ombudsman
under its COTA authority in 2011.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sam Vella

 

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Dear Mr Vella

 

Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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Dear Sam,

 

 

Thank you for your email of 8 September 2017, requesting information
relating to your previous correspondence with the Department regarding
COTA reports.

 

 

Your request will be considered under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Ana.

 

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

[1]1 [2]4,3,2

 

 

 

 

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Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Vella [mailto:[FOI #6316 email]]
Sent: 08 September 2017 5:26 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Re: Official Information request - COTA reports 2011

 

Dear Department of Corrections,

 

Thank you for your response.

 

You have declined my request under s 18(d) of the Act. Although you stated
it was under s 18(e), that was clearly a typo as s 18(e) refers to
situations where “the document alleged to contain the information
requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it,
cannot be found”. I take you to mean s 18(d), “that the information
requested is or will soon be publicly available”.

 

In response to a complaint regarding a separate request declined under
s18(d), the Ombudsman stated:

 

“I would like to suggest that in future cases where section 18(d) is being
considered as a reason for refusal, the following points are taken into
account:

- Releasing the information to requestors as soon as reasonably
practicable particularly where no harm or prejudice has been identified in
the release of the information;

- Providing requestors with a specific date (or a date by which) it is
expected that the information will be released; and

- Notifying requestors by providing a link to the information when it
becomes known that the release of the information is imminent.”

Please tell me when the information I requested will be released.

Please notify me when the information will be released.

Sincerely

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sam Vella

 

 

 

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Dear Sam,

Please find attached the Department's response to your correspondence.

Kind regards,

Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa
Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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Good morning Sam,
 
Further to your request below and Corrections subsequent decision to
decline your request pursuant to section 18(d) of the Official Information
Act, please be advised that Corrections have now loaded a large number of
COTA reports for the years 2009-2015 on our website.
 
You can access them here:
[1]http://corrections.govt.nz/news/latest_n...
 
Kind regards,
 
Ministerial Services
National Office | Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa
44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011 | Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Vella [[2]mailto:[FOI #6316 email]]
Sent: 30 July 2017 8:59 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - COTA reports 2011
 
Dear Department of Corrections,
 
Please provide me with all reports produced by the Office of the Ombudsman
under its COTA authority in 2011.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Sam Vella
 
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