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Guides
Commonly used guides include:
- The OIA for Ministers and agencies
- The LGOIMA for local government agencies
- Making official information requests: a guide for requesters
Detailed guidance on the official information legislation and aspects of good administrative practice.
We also have guidance on disability rights and protected disclosures.
Case notes and opinions
Case notes are a short case summary, often demonstrating an aspect of a case.
An Ombudsman's Opinion is published where there is public interest in showing the full details of a case.
Reports
Reports include OPCAT, disability rights, official information practice and systemic investigation.
Outreach
Contains our media releases, newsletters, pamphlets, speeches and fact sheets. Fact sheets are published in multiple language and accessible formats.
Corporate documents
This includes our annual reports and strategic intentions.
Projects, reference and data
This includes our official information complaints data, updates on investigations and other projects, and submissions by the Ombudsman.
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Template letters and work sheets
These template letters and work sheets can be used by agencies to help respond to official information requests.
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Request for the identities of members of the public making submissions and PHARMAC staff involved in decision making on funding of drug
OpinionsTony Wall made a request to PHARMAC for information about the decision to fund the blood thinning drug dabigatran.Requests for information regarding ministerial conflicts of interest
OpinionsIn late 2009 and early 2010 a number of requesters sought a range of information regarding ministerial conflicts of interest.Request for taser camera footage (subjects gave consent to release)
OpinionsIn this opinion, the subjects of the footage gave written confirmation that they were happy for the footage to be released.Request for list of titles and dates of reports and briefings received by the Minister from specified government agencies
OpinionsOn 22 January 2009 the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (the complainant) requested from the Minister of Finance a list of all reports and briefings, by title and date, received from any government departments since 9 November 2008, in relat