7 June 2024

Matthew
[FYI request #26691 email]

Kia ora Matthew

Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-032318
Thank you for your email of 09 May 2024, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

I understand that your employing a team of cultural specialists/advisors in your organisation. With respect
to this group, could you supply me:
1.  Total amount of Remuneration paid to this group
2.  Total number of projects that were assigned or opened by this team since 1 October 2020
3.  out of the ones that were opened, the total number of projects that were completed by this team
4.  evidence or results from projects completed by this team that shows how there projects improved
services for ACC claimants

We have interpreted this request to refer to the specialists and advisors in our Cultural Capability team.

Remuneration paid to this group
The Cultural Capability team include Cultural Capability Partners and a Kaiārahi Pūkenga-a-Rautaki. The pay
bands for Cultural Capability Partners is Band 17, which has the pay range of $101,287- $142,99 for full-
time employees.  The Kaiārahi Pūkenga-a-Rautaki role is Band 18, which has the pay range of $117,422-
$165,773.

Total number of projects that were assigned or opened by this team since 1 October 2020, out of the
ones that were opened, the total number of projects that were completed by this team
Since 1 October 2020, our Cultural Capability team has provided internal advice and support to the wider
ACC business groups. The majority of these interactions have not led to projects being assigned to, or
opened by the Cultural Capability team themselves. Rather the teams within ACC that have requested
advice have taken the lead on their own projects.

Evidence or results from projects completed by this team that shows how their projects improved
services for ACC claimants
As noted, there are no specific projects completed by this team. Therefore, we are refusing this part of your
request as we do not hold information within the scope of this question. This decision is made under
section 18(g) of the Act.

However, we can note that there are two projects that the Cultural Capability Team were closely involved
in which have resulted in two significant pieces of work. These were Huakina te Rā (ACC’s enterprise
strategy), and Te Kāpehu Whetū - (Māori outcomes framework). You can find further information about our
strategy at https://www.acc.co.nz/about-us/corporate-documents/our-strategy-huakina-te-ra
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public
ACC may decide to release a copy of this response on ACC’s website. All requester data, including your
name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released response will be made available
www.acc.co.nz/resources/#/category/12.

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If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch
You can email me at [email address].

If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via
[email address] or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a complaint
is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Ngā mihi

Christopher Johnston
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement

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