The Chief Ombudsman conducted a self-initiated investigation to examine the practices and processes used by seven agencies to meet their overarching obligations under the Official Information Act 1982 to:
- make a decision on requests for information ‘as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which the request is received’ (s15(1)); and
- release information without ‘undue delay’ (s28(5)).
This report details the Ombudsman's findings about The Treasury | Te Hai Ōhanga.
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