Thursday, 30 November 2023
The Chief Ombudsman Rob Munroe has published his monthly data on Official Information Act (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) complaints.
“Minsters and Entities need to respect both the spirit and the letter of the law when it comes to the OIA and the LGOIMA,” says Mr Munroe. “They must make sure that information is made available unless there is a good reason to withhold it. It must also be provided in a timely manner. This is critical to maintaining transparency and accountability across central and local government.”
| Complaint Type | Received | Individual | Media | Other |
| LGOIMA | - | - | - | - |
| OIA | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Complaint Type | Completed | Individual | Media | Other |
| LGOIMA | - | - | - | - |
| OIA | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Complaint Type | Received | Individual | Media | Other |
| LGOIMA | - | - | - | - |
| OIA | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Complaint type | Delay in decision | Refusal in full | Refusal in part | Incomplete / inadequate response | Extension | Other |
| LGOIMA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| OIA | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Complaint Type | Completed | Individual | Media | Other |
| LGOIMA | - | - | - | - |
| OIA | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
The data released by the Ombudsman concerns both OIA and LGOIMA complaints and requests received and completed from 1 to 30 November 2023. It includes information on the number of complaints received by Minister or agency, the nature of the complaint and type of complainant (media, private individual, etc). For the complaints completed, the data also includes the outcome of the complaint.
The data does not enable a direct comparison among agencies, as complaints data on its own does not give the full picture. The number of complaints received by the Ombudsman may be a very small proportion of the total number of OIA or LGOIMA requests received by an agency.
Last updated: Thursday, 30 November 2023
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