12 May 2025
Tēnā koe John Luke
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your email of 9 April 2025, requesting information about the Social
Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal members, including pay rate and
position descriptions.
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find my decision on each part of your request set out separately below.
Please note that the name of the Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary
Tribunal has recently changed to the Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal.
I would like to know the current member of Social Workers Complaints and
Disciplinary Tribunal and their term of appointment. Please label them if
they are chair, vice-chair or lay member etc.
…pay rate…
For your convenience, we have summarised the information requested in the table
below. Most of the appointment information sought is also publicly available
through the New Zealand Gazette. The daily rate of payment for members is set
in accordance with the Cabinet Fees Framework and is provided in this table:
Member
Role
Term of appointment
Daily rate Gazette
$
notice
Catherine
14 November 2022 – 13
$700.00
Link to
Garvey
Chairperson November 2025
notice
Sonya
Social
12 October 2023 – 11
$450.00
Link to
Hunt
worker
January 2027
notice
Andrea
Social
12 October 2023 – 11
$450.00
McKenzie
worker
January 2027
Jackie
12 October 2023 – 11
$450.00
Pearse
Layperson
January 2027
Social
15 July 2024 – 14 July
$450.00
Link to
Sue Jarvis worker
2027
notice
The Aurora Centre, 56 The Terrace, PO Box 1556, Wellington
– Telephone 04-916 3300 – Facsimile 04-918 0099
Fiona
Social
15 July 2024 – 14 July
$450.00
Wilson
worker
2029
Nikki
1 October 2024 –30
$450.00
Link to
Geeson
Layperson
September 2029
notice
Iani
1 October 2024 –30
$450.00
Nemani
Layperson
September 2029
Winston
Deputy
19 November 2024 – 18
$700.00
McCarthy Chairperson November 2027
Mark
Social
1 October 2024 – 30
$450.00
Veldmeijer worker
September 2029
Their job description…
The position description for the Registered Social Worker member is publicly
available
on
the
Social
Worker
Registration
Board’s
website:
view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msd.govt.nz
%2Fhr%2Fdocuments%2Fposition-descriptions%2Fdce-strategy-and-
insights%2Forganisational-planning-performance-and-governance%2Fsocial-
workers-complaints-and-disciplinary-tribunal.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK The position description for the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson is attached
as an
Appendix.
We do not currently have a separate position description for layperson members.
The only difference between a layperson member and a social worker member is
that the layperson member is not to be a registered social worker.
…and how many days they attend Social Workers Complaints and
Disciplinary Tribunal business each year since 1st Jan 2020.
This part of your request has been transferred to the Social Workers Registration
Board who we believe holds this information.
Are you anticipate to call any public expression of interest this year?
At this stage, no decisions have been made regarding whether a call for public
expressions of interest will be issued this year.
I will be publishing this decision letter, with your personal details deleted, on the
Ministry’s website in due course.
If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact
[MSD request email].
If you are not satisfied with my decision on your request, you have the right to
seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to
make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi nui
pp.
Anna Graham
General Manager
Ministerial and Executive Services
