Tēnā koe John Luke,

Thank you for your email received 11 February 2023, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. 

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From: john luke <[FOI #21794 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2023 1:27 AM
To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[MSD request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Community Representative on the Auckland Benefits Review Committee V2 follow up

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I noted on your recent reply,
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

"The Ministry confirms that the advertisement for the recruitment of new Benefits Review Committee (BRC) Community Representatives in the Auckland region has been completed. However, the Ministry has not been able to find a member of the community that can sit on the selection and interviewing panel as part of the process. The selection and interviewing will now, not likely to be completed until early 2023. We are therefore unable to confirm the number of new nominees for the BRC Community Representative position in the Auckland region. As such, your request for this information is refused in full under section 18(g) of the Act as the information you had requested is not held by the Ministry and I have no grounds to believe that the information is either held by or closely connected to the functions of another department, Minister of the Crown or organisation."

Has this been completed, please provide any relevant updates regarding this matter. Also, can you please let me know what is your selection process for your "selection and interviewing panel" and their pay rate. Do you call for public nomination for your "selection and interviewing panel", if so via what means, e.g. jobs.govt.nz. Further, please provide the term of reference for your "selection and interviewing panel"

Yours faithfully,

john luke

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Tçnâ koe John Luke

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information Team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

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