Kia ora Kane Taylor,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 30/04/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
Can you please provide clarity around the issues faced with the failed
Gazzette notice dated 1st Sept 2023 and the decision to place electrical
inspectors registrations on hold/pending renewal instead of renewing.

I am an electrical inspector who as a result of my pending license can not
carry out aspects of my job resulting in job losses and income.

- I can not re-new my Tesla certification for installing tesla Powerwall
systems

- I can not gain an additional recognised industry training certification
as the pre-requisite for gaining this qualification for Hazardous areas is
to hold an electrical license.

- I have lost my assessor verification credentials with EarnLearn as my
licence has expired and as a result they have suspected my ability to
asses apprentices for their on-job units. This means they can no longer
advance in their apprenticeship and are also technically in breach of
their training agreements not working under a verified assessor.

These are some serious issues resulting in lost income for myself and my
staff. The 'fix' to suspend licenses is a ridiculous option and I can not
continue like this until Sept 2025 where there is supposedly a 'solution'
in place.

1.⁠ ⁠What was the legal basis of the EWRB's work-around?

2.⁠ ⁠Please provide legal advice/opinions relating to the work-around.

3.⁠ ⁠What effect will 1 September 2025 have on the workaround (ie will it
break? will it be needed? will something else be needed?)

4.⁠ ⁠What are the EWRB's plans for fixing this mess?

5.⁠ ⁠Will loss of income, consequential costs etc that are a direct result
of the EWRB's error be compensated?

6.⁠ ⁠Why has it taken so long to do nothing effective to fix the issue?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 28/05/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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