Chief Ombudsman's Coalition Document Investigation Ongoing
Chief Ombudsman's Coalition Document Investigation Ongoing
The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier’s
inquiry is continuing into Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s
decision to refuse Official Information Act requests for a
coalition negotiation document.
Mr Boshier says a decision by Newsroom to publish his provisional opinion is regrettable.
"The law requires me to conduct my investigations in private."
"I want to do a thorough job on this investigation. Any suggestion that I have reached a conclusion on this issue is premature," Mr Boshier says.
Mr Boshier says Ombudsmen’s investigations follow a pattern.
"As with all cases, I investigate, form a provisional opinion and then seek the views of the people who have requested the information."
"In this particular case, I received the requesters’ comments last night and I plan to consider their points carefully before I issue a final opinion," he says.
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