Ref: 2223-2107

 

Kia ora L. K. Harris,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 18 March 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“My request is for the New Zealand Board of Architects to provide a
summary of the NZRAB Qualifications and Experience Panel Decisions for
applicants of the "Qualifications and Experience Assessment"

 

Could the summary please include:

- Date Application Received

- Qualifications / Registration of the Applicant

- Post Qualification Experience (NZ & Overseas) in Years of the Applicant

- QEAP Determination (Summary)

- Date of Determination

 

Please note that there was such a summary published showing decisions from
2013-2018. I can provide this for reference if needed.

 

Could the board please put an * next to the applications that were
declined where the Project Record Forms (PRFs) that were submitted by the
applicant showed 5,250 hours or more of work experience”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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Dear L.K. Harris

 

Please find attached a letter from the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment regarding the transfer of your OIA request  to the New
Zealand Registered Architects Board.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

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1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

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Dear L.K. Harris

 

I am acknowledging the transfer of your Official Information Act request
from MBIE to us for a response.

 

In your original request to MBIE you refer to a previously published
summary showing QEAP decisions from 2013-2018, and you offered to provide
that for reference purpose.   It would be most helpful if you could
provide me with a copy of that published summary.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Dougal McKechnie

Chief Executive

+64 27 371 4067

+64 4 471 1336

 

 

Level 8, 50 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

PO Box 11106, Manners Street, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
+64 4 471 1336

 

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Dear LK Harris

This is in response to your Official Information Act request transferred from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB) on 22 March 2023.

The first part of your request seeks an update to the document "Summary of NZRAB Qualifications and Experience Panel Decisions" from the 16 July 2018 version you have through to today or the most recent date reasonable. I can advise the NZRAB has not prepared that summary since April 2020. A copy of that version is attached. At that time, the decision was taken to discontinue preparing and publishing the summary because of concerns that since the summary could not reflect all the factors taken into account by the Panel in reaching its determinations it was therefore not an accurate or useful document.

The underlying information previously appearing in the summary is not readily available. Updating the document to reflect applications received over the last three years would therefore be a considerable burden for NZRAB with our limited resources.

The second part of your request is that we indicate those applications that were declined where the Project Record Forms showed 5,250 hours or more. It is a requirement for an application to be considered by the Panel that Project Record Forms must cover at least 5,250 hours work experience. Therefore, all applications considered - whether declined or not - have the requisite number of minimum hours. We do not retain figures relating to applications received that did not meet this threshold, nor do we maintain figures on enquiries that do not result in an application being received.

Accordingly, other than to the extent attached, NZRAB is refusing your request under s18 of the Act on the grounds that the document to which you refer does not exist (section 18(e)) and the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation (section 18(f)).

Yours sincerely

Dougal McKechnie
Chief Executive
+64 27 371 4067
+64 4 471 1336

Level 8, 50 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
PO Box 11106, Manners Street, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
+64 4 471 1336

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-----Original Message-----
From: L . K. Harris <[FOI #22144 email]>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2023 5:08 PM
To: Dougal McKechnie <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Acknowledgment of your OIA request

Dear Dougal McKechnie,

Thank you kindly for your prompt reply. This file was online and publicly available, unfortunately, I cannot find the link to where I found it anymore (on google search). Unfortunately, I cannot attach the file to the FYI portal request. I will attempt to describe it for you. The file is titled "Summary of NZRAB Qualifications and Experience Panel Decisions." Under the title is written - "The following is provided as a guide to the requirements that the NZRAB Qualifications and Experience Panel typically sets when Pathway 2 registration applicants need to make up gaps in their skills, knowledge, or experience. There is then a table showing the QEAP panel decisions of the applicants (118) Dated from 19/11/2013 - 16/07/2018. The horizontal columns of the table are titled: Date Application Received, Qualifications / Registration of the Applicant, Post Qualification Experience (NZ & Overseas) in Years of the Applicant,- QEAP Determination (Summary), Date of Determination. The first row has the following as an entry under those column headings: 1/08/2017, 1997 - Bachelor of Science Architecture, University of Utah, USA, 2001 - MArch, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 2008 - Previously Registered Architect, Arizona, USA. NZ 6yrs 11mnths, Overseas Approx 10yrs, The applicant can proceed to an application for registration via Pathway 3, 02/03/2018

My request is for the NZRAB to publish the same information on QEAP panel decisions in the same format, from 16/07/2018 through to today or the most recent date reasonable. Could the board please put an * next to the applications that were declined where the Project Record Forms (PRFs) that were submitted by the applicant showed 5,250 hours or more of work experience.

Yours sincerely,

L . K. Harris

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

Dear L.K. Harris

 

I am acknowledging the transfer of your Official Information Act request from MBIE to us for a response.

 

In your original request to MBIE you refer to a previously published summary showing QEAP decisions from 2013-2018, and you offered to provide that for reference purpose.   It would be most helpful if you could provide me with a copy of that published summary.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Dougal McKechnie

Chief Executive

+64 27 371 4067

+64 4 471 1336

 

 

Level 8, 50 Manners Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

PO Box 11106, Manners Street, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
+64 4 471 1336

 

[1]www.nzrab.nz

 

DISCLAIMER: This message and any accompanying information is for the use of the addressee(s) only and may contain information that is confidential or subject to legal privilege or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, distribute, or copy this message or accompanying information. If you have received this email message in error, please notify us immediately and delete this message and any attachments. The NZRAB is not responsible for any unauthorised interference, attachments, or unintentionally transmitted material (including viruses) sent by email.

 

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