Personal grievances since August 2022
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From: Sarah Samson
Dear Electoral Commission,
To support my academic research, under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information:
1. The total number of mediations since August 2022
2. The total number of mediations not settled since August 2022
3. The total number of personal grievances raised since August 2022
4. The number of personal grievances escalated to the ERA since August 2022
5. How many cases, including but not limited to personal grievances, were found against the agency
since August 2022
6. Since August 2022, how much in total was paid to settle any cases– including but not limited to those that reached the ERA
7. Since August 2022, how much money was paid to external legal consultants to defend cases in the ERA or defend responses to cases that might not have reached the ERA?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Samson
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From: OIA Enquiries
Kia ora Sarah
We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on Friday
28 February, requesting:
1. The total number of mediations since August 2022
2. The total number of mediations not settled since August 2022
3. The total number of personal grievances raised since August 2022
4. The number of personal grievances escalated to the ERA since
August 2022
5. How many cases, including but not limited to personal grievances,
were found against the agency since August 2022
6. Since August 2022, how much in total was paid to settle any cases–
including but not limited to those that reached the ERA
7. Since August 2022, how much money was paid to external legal
consultants to defend cases in the ERA or defend responses to cases that
might not have reached the ERA?
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [1]vote.nz | [2]elections.nz
From: Support <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 10:15 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances since
August 2022
Here is a request from Sarah Samson
([3][FOI #30255 email]).
From: Sarah Samson <[4][FOI #30255 email]>
Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 9:44 pm
Dear Electoral Commission,
To support my academic research, under the Official Information Act 1982,
I request the following information:
1. The total number of mediations since August 2022
2. The total number of mediations not settled since August 2022
3. The total number of personal grievances raised since August 2022
4. The number of personal grievances escalated to the ERA since August
2022
5. How many cases, including but not limited to personal grievances, were
found against the agency
since August 2022
6. Since August 2022, how much in total was paid to settle any cases–
including but not limited to those that reached the ERA
7. Since August 2022, how much money was paid to external legal
consultants to defend cases in the ERA or defend responses to cases that
might not have reached the ERA?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Samson
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Kia ora Sarah
Please find attached the response to your Official Information request.
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Ngā mihi
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PO Box 3220 | Level 4, 34-42 Manners Street | Wellington |
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From: OIA Enquiries <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 11:57 am
To: [FOI #30255 email]
Subject: RE: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances
since August 2022
Kia ora Sarah
We are acknowledging your Official Information request received on Friday
28 February, requesting:
1. The total number of mediations since August 2022
2. The total number of mediations not settled since August 2022
3. The total number of personal grievances raised since August 2022
4. The number of personal grievances escalated to the ERA since
August 2022
5. How many cases, including but not limited to personal grievances,
were found against the agency since August 2022
6. Since August 2022, how much in total was paid to settle any
cases– including but not limited to those that reached the ERA
7. Since August 2022, how much money was paid to external legal
consultants to defend cases in the ERA or defend responses to cases that
might not have reached the ERA?
We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable within
the 20 working days.
Ngā mihi,
Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
PO Box 3220 | Level 10, 34 – 42 Manners Street | Wellington | 6140 | New
Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 0030 | [6]vote.nz | [7]elections.nz
From: Support <[8][email address]>
Sent: Friday, 28 February 2025 10:15 am
To: OIA Enquiries <[9][email address]>
Subject: [OIA] Official Information request - Personal grievances since
August 2022
Here is a request from Sarah Samson
([10][FOI #30255 email]).
From: Sarah Samson <[11][FOI #30255 email]>
Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 9:44 pm
Dear Electoral Commission,
To support my academic research, under the Official Information Act 1982,
I request the following information:
1. The total number of mediations since August 2022
2. The total number of mediations not settled since August 2022
3. The total number of personal grievances raised since August 2022
4. The number of personal grievances escalated to the ERA since August
2022
5. How many cases, including but not limited to personal grievances, were
found against the agency
since August 2022
6. Since August 2022, how much in total was paid to settle any cases–
including but not limited to those that reached the ERA
7. Since August 2022, how much money was paid to external legal
consultants to defend cases in the ERA or defend responses to cases that
might not have reached the ERA?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Samson
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