New Zealand Ministry of 
 
Foreign Affairs and Trade 
Manatū Aorere   
24 October 2023 
195 Lambton Quay 
Private Bag 18−901 
 
Wellington 6160 
 
New Zealand 
 
John Luke 
T    +64 4 439 8000 
[FYI request #24256 email] 
F    +64 4 472 9596 
 
OIA 28824 
 
Tēnā koe John Luke 
 
I refer to your email of 26 September 2023 in which you request the following under the Official 
Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
1-  I would like to request a list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board member, 
Lay member, Trustee etc) that the nomination period has been closed but still under 
consideration by the MFAT or relevant Minister. 
In your list, can you please included the date that vacancy been advertised, what method 
you have used to publicly advertise the position, how many application you have received 
and when the vacancy been closed as well. 
2-  Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in 2024. e.g. the position that 
will call for nomination in the year of 2024. 
 
Your requests have been numbered for ease of reference. Please note the information below is 
accurate as of 11 October 2023. 
 
In response to the first part of your request, we can advise that there are no vacancies for 
ministerial appointments where the nomination period has been closed, but appointments are 
still under consideration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) or one of our 
responsible Ministers. 
 
In response to the second part of your request, we can advise that eight positions on the Public 
Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) will be advertised in 2024. 
 
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information 
requests where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information 
removed) may be published on the Ministry website: www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-
us/official-information-act-responses/  
 
 
 
e   [MFAT request email]  
w   www.mfat.govt.nz 

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If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at: 
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the 
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 
0800 802 602. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Sarah Corbett 
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
 
 

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