16 August 2024
Ref: DOIA 2425-0468
John Luke
[FYI request #28057 email]
Dear John,
Thank you for your email of 14 August 2024 to the Ministry of Businesss, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
“I noted, you have recently call for nomination for your Electricity Authority- Member Role May I
ask how you called 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 for your role. How many you have shortlisted and how many you have
interviewed. When you expect the process will concluded”
Please see below my response to your request.
The Electricity Authority member role was recently advertised on the MBIE website, Seek.co.nz and
Jobs.govt.nz. There were 51 applications for the role. Two nominations from the Ministry for Ethnic
Communities were received.
The timelines for appointment processes, including shortlisting and interviewing, are subject to
Ministerial decision-making.
I trust that you will find this 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