The truth is out there – finding facts via the Official Information Act

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The truth is out there – finding facts via the Official Information Act

OIA
The Official Information Act covers all written, unwritten and electronic government agency information

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When pondering the Official Information Act the proverb “ask and you shall receive” may not immediately spring to mind. But a GP and a lawyer both thi, Bill Douglas, The OIA has helped Dr Bill Douglas skirt information roadblocks uncovering how health resources have been allocated in Whanganui DHB’s catchment.