Thank you for contacting the New Zealand Commerce Commission.  This email
is to confirm that we have received your correspondence.

 

If your request is for information under the Official Information Act
(OIA) we will respond to it within 20 working days.  You can check the
maximum time limit within which Commerce Commission click here to access
the Ombudsman’s OIA Response Calculator

 

If we need to clarify, or transfer your request, or extend the timeframe
for response, we will contact you shortly.

 

If your enquiry is not a request for information under the OIA, please
contact our Contact Centre, on 0800 943 600 or [1][email address]

 

 

OIA Co-ordinator

Information Systems | Organisational Performance

Commerce Commission l Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace l PO Box 2351 l Wellington 6140 l New Zealand

E: [2][Commerce Commission request email]

 

 

This email may contain information that is confidential or legally
privileged. If you have received this email in error please immediately
notify the sender and delete the email, without using it in any way. The
views presented in this email may not be those of the Commission.

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2. mailto:[Commerce Commission request email]

Kia ora John

 

The Commerce Commission (the Commission) acknowledges receipt of your
request for information relating to the Commission’s salary bands,
specifically the salaries of the legal team. You have requested:

 

1.           The entry point salary (i.e. the lowest starting salary for
the position) and the highest available salary within the band for the
following roles:

 

•            General Counsel;

•            Chief Legal Counsel;

•            Senior Legal Counsel;

•            Legal Counsel; and

•            Law graduate.

 

2.           Should there not be an exact starting point for each salary
band, if the Commission can provide the lowest and highest salaries for
each of the roles above.

 

3.           The average salary for each of the bands set out above and
the total spent on legal salaries for the end of the 2022 financial year.

 

We have treated this as a request for information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA) and confirm it has been logged as OIA
23.050.   

 

We would like to clarify the relevant time period for your request. Are
you referring to the 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 financial year in your
request?

 

If this is correct, in relation to question three, your request is for the
average salary for each of the bands set out in question 1 in the period 1
July 2022 – 30 June 2023 and the total spent on legal salaries in the
period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as we can, and currently, by no
later than 9 October 2023, which is 20 working days from receipt of your
request. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the OIA.

 

We may publish our response to your request in the OIA register on our
website.

 

We look forward to your response to our request for clarification of the
relevant financial year.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

OIA and Information Coordinator

Commerce Commission | Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace | PO Box 2351 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

[1][Commerce Commission request email] | [2]www.comcom.govt.nz

 

 

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Kia ora John

 

We have not received a response to our email below to clarify your OIA
request.

 

We would appreciate hearing from you by 25 September 2023.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Chantellie Lye (she/her)

OIA and Information Coordinator

Commerce Commission | Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace | PO Box 2351 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

[1][Commerce Commission request email] | [2]www.comcom.govt.nz

 

From: Commerce Commission OIA Requests
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5:39 PM
To: John Smith <[FOI #24094 email]>
Subject: Commerce Commission - OIA 23.050 - Request for clarification
[CCNZ-IMANAGE.FID371796]

 

Kia ora John

 

The Commerce Commission (the Commission) acknowledges receipt of your
request for information relating to the Commission’s salary bands,
specifically the salaries of the legal team. You have requested:

 

1.           The entry point salary (i.e. the lowest starting salary for
the position) and the highest available salary within the band for the
following roles:

 

•            General Counsel;

•            Chief Legal Counsel;

•            Senior Legal Counsel;

•            Legal Counsel; and

•            Law graduate.

 

2.           Should there not be an exact starting point for each salary
band, if the Commission can provide the lowest and highest salaries for
each of the roles above.

 

3.           The average salary for each of the bands set out above and
the total spent on legal salaries for the end of the 2022 financial year.

 

We have treated this as a request for information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA) and confirm it has been logged as OIA
23.050.   

 

We would like to clarify the relevant time period for your request. Are
you referring to the 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 financial year in your
request?

 

If this is correct, in relation to question three, your request is for the
average salary for each of the bands set out in question 1 in the period 1
July 2022 – 30 June 2023 and the total spent on legal salaries in the
period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as we can, and currently, by no
later than 9 October 2023, which is 20 working days from receipt of your
request. Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the OIA.

 

We may publish our response to your request in the OIA register on our
website.

 

We look forward to your response to our request for clarification of the
relevant financial year.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

OIA and Information Coordinator

Commerce Commission | Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace | PO Box 2351 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

[3][Commerce Commission request email] | [4]www.comcom.govt.nz

 

 

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Thank you for contacting the New Zealand Commerce Commission.  This email
is to confirm that we have received your correspondence.

 

If your request is for information under the Official Information Act
(OIA) we will respond to it within 20 working days.  You can check the
maximum time limit within which Commerce Commission click here to access
the Ombudsman’s OIA Response Calculator

 

If we need to clarify, or transfer your request, or extend the timeframe
for response, we will contact you shortly.

 

If your enquiry is not a request for information under the OIA, please
contact our Contact Centre, on 0800 943 600 or [1][email address]

 

 

OIA Co-ordinator

Information Systems | Organisational Performance

Commerce Commission l Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace l PO Box 2351 l Wellington 6140 l New Zealand

E: [2][Commerce Commission request email]

 

 

This email may contain information that is confidential or legally
privileged. If you have received this email in error please immediately
notify the sender and delete the email, without using it in any way. The
views presented in this email may not be those of the Commission.

References

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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[Commerce Commission request email]

Kia ora John

Thank you for clarifying your request. Your request is now:

1. The entry point salary (i.e. the lowest starting salary for the position) and the highest available salary within the band for the following roles:

• General Counsel;

• Chief Legal Counsel;

• Senior Legal Counsel;

• Legal Counsel; and

• Law graduate.

2. Should there not be an exact starting point for each salary band, if the Commission can provide the lowest and highest salaries for each of the roles above.

3. The average salary for each of the bands set out in question 1 in the period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 and the total spent on legal salaries in the period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.

Please do not hesitate to contact [Commerce Commission request email] if you have any further queries.

Ngā mihi

Chantellie Lye (she/her)
OIA and Information Coordinator
Commerce Commission | Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
44 The Terrace | PO Box 2351 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand
[Commerce Commission request email] | www.comcom.govt.nz

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Dear Mr Smith

 

Please see attached our response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

The Commission will not be publishing this response on its website.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at
[1][Commerce Commission request email].

 

Ngā mihi

 

Chantellie Lye (she/her)

OIA and Information Coordinator

Commerce Commission | Te Komihana Tauhokohoko

44 The Terrace | PO Box 2351 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

[2][Commerce Commission request email] | [3]www.comcom.govt.nz

 

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