DFO 3 Retrospective Amendment 2021

O Woodward made this Official Information request to New Zealand Defence Force

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From: O Woodward

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

Can you please provide all correspondence provided to the CDF relating to the decision to amend the DFO3 in October 2021 in relation to base salary and mil factor being used as a measure of whether an ab initio trainee was being paid minimum wage or not. Of note why a retrospective amendment was made. Was the CDF in breach of the DFO3 prior to the amendment, and if he was at risk of litigation at the time of changing the DFO.

Yours faithfully,

O Woodward

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From: O Woodward
[[2]mailto:[FOI #21244 email]]

Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2022 1:08 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[3][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - DFO 3 Retrospective Amendment 2021

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

Can you please provide all correspondence provided to the CDF relating to
the decision to amend the DFO3 in October 2021 in relation to base salary
and mil factor being used as a measure of whether an ab initio trainee was
being paid minimum wage or not. Of note why a retrospective amendment was
made. Was the CDF in breach of the DFO3 prior to the amendment, and if he
was at risk of litigation at the time of changing the DFO.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

O Woodward

 

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Good morning O Woodward,

 

Please find attached a response to your request.

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz

From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Monday, 28 November 2022 11:05 a.m.
To: '[FOI #21244 email]'
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Subject: (Unclassified) Official Information request - DFO 3 Retrospective
Amendment 2021

 

Good morning

 

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will
be provided as soon as possible and no later than 23 December 2022.
Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the
wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force
website ([2]www.nzdf.mil.nz).

 

Regards

 

Corporate and Ministerial Services

OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force

[3]www.nzdf.mil.nz

-----Original Message-----

From: O Woodward
[[4]mailto:[FOI #21244 email]]

Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2022 1:08 p.m.

To: Ministerial Services <[5][NZDF request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - DFO 3 Retrospective Amendment 2021

 

Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

 

Can you please provide all correspondence provided to the CDF relating to
the decision to amend the DFO3 in October 2021 in relation to base salary
and mil factor being used as a measure of whether an ab initio trainee was
being paid minimum wage or not. Of note why a retrospective amendment was
made. Was the CDF in breach of the DFO3 prior to the amendment, and if he
was at risk of litigation at the time of changing the DFO.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

O Woodward

 

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