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26 January 2023 
 
John Luke 
[FYI request #21542 email] 
Our ref: OIA 102006 
 
Tēnā koe John 
 
Official Information Act request: Community Magistrate recruitment 
 
Thank you for your email of 10 January 2023, requesting, under the Of icial Information Act 1982 
(the Act), information relating to Community Magistrate recruitment. Specifically, you requested: 
 
“May I ask during this round of Community Magistrates appointments. How did you cal  for 
public nomination and on what platform you have cal  for public nominations, e.g. govt.jobs 
website. Also, how many applications you have received from the public and how many 
you have received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or ministry of women. 
Within these applications, how many you have interviewed.” 
 
Cal s for expressions of interest in this round of Community Magistrate appointments were made 
via public advertisement on the following platforms: 
 
•  the Ministry of Justice website (Statutory Appointments) 
•  seek.co.nz 
•  the Auckland District Law Society Newsletter (LawTalk) 
•  the New Zealand Law Society Newsletter (LawPoints) 
•  Freeman Media’s Legal Newsletter (Capital Letter) 
 
Seventy-five (75) expressions of interest were received as a result of advertisement through 
these platforms, and of those, 16 individuals were subsequently interviewed. No expressions of 
interest were received from nominating agencies. 
 
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe Locke 
at [email address] 
 
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Office of 
the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be contacted 
by email to [email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Wayne Newall 
Manager, Statutory Appointments and Specialist Functions 

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