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

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

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 think GPs should place some faith in the act to uncover information useful to their practice. Simon Maude reports

OIA by numbers - State Services Commission figures for July to December 2017 show the country’s 20 DHBs received 1568 OIA requests. Forty-three co, Bill Douglas, The OIA has helped Dr Bill Douglas skirt information roadblocks uncovering how health resources have been allocated in Whanganui DHB’s catchment.