20 February 2023 
 
 
Ref: DOIA 2223-1795 
 
 
John Luke 
[FYI request #21838 email] 
 
 
Dear John, 
 
Thank you for your email on 15 February 2023 to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:  
 
“I noted, Commerce Commission - Grocery Commissioner 
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May I ask how did you call for public nomination and on what platform you have call 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 etc. further, how many you have shortlisted. 
 
Please also supply the term of reference of the role and pay rate.”  
 
Your request has been considered under the Act.  
 
The recruitment round was for the position of Grocery Commissioner and was open from 26 January 
2023 to 15 February 2023. MBIE called for public nominations through the following:  
 
•  an invitation from the Minister to her Caucus colleagues to provide nominations 
•  advertising on the MBIE careers website, Seek (Australia and NZ) and jobs.govt.nz website 
•  requesting nominations from the Ministry of Women, Ministry of Ethnic Communities, Ministry 
for Pacific Peoples, Ministry for Disabled Peoples, and Te Puni Kokiri 
We have received 14 applications from this recruitment round. There were no nominations from 
nominating agencies.   
Remuneration for this role is determined by the Remuneration Authority and will be set at the time 
of appointment. 
For more information on the setting of remuneration for independent statutory officers and boards 
by the Remuneration Authority, please see: 
Labour, Science and Enterprise 
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 New Zealand 
E [email address] 
 
W www.mbie.govt.nz 
 

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•  Clients’ Remuneration: Independent Officers and Boards: http://remauthority.govt.nz/clients-
remuneration/independent-officers-and-boards/  
•  Role of Remuneration Authority in Setting Remuneration for Individuals Appointed to Statutory 
Bodies and Other Positions: https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/co-11-7-role-remuneration-
authority-setting-remuneration-individuals-appointed   
 
With regard to your request for a ‘terms of reference for the role’ we do not use one as such. A copy 
of the position description is attached, which I hope covers the information you require.  
I trust you find the information helpful.   
 
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision, in 
accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is available at 
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Metcalf 
Manager, Appointments and Governance 
Labour, Science and Enterprise, MBIE 
  
   
 
 
 
 

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