Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) and MBIE requirements for Digital ID
John Armstrong made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was partially successful.
      From: John Armstrong
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I am a registered Electrician, as part of my 2 yearly cycle I need to do my competency refresher and apply for registration valid for another 2 years.
I have now attempted this process and note that there is only Digital ID and no more plastic ID Cards as per the EWRB Website: https://www.ewrb.govt.nz/licences/licenc...
Could you please supply the requested documentation/information for the following questions:
1/ Can you please supply any documentation/information and consent of my opting-in to digital ID.
2/ Can you please supply any details of process for opting-out of digital ID.
3/ Can you please supply the Constitution granting powers to the EWRB Board and/or the MBIE Board requiring the use of digital ID only.
4/ Can you please supply the Risk Assessments including Conflict of Interest Management, Security measures, Privacy compliance and meeting minutes requiring digital ID including any applicable legislation changes / Government Gazette notices to this effect.
5/ Can you please supply the Data collection, Software and Service Storage (incl country of storage) Contractor/Supplier details and the financial costs involved.
6/ Can you please supply documentation/information on who is paying for the digital ID infrastructure costs and operating running costs and where these funds originate from?
7/ Can you please supply documentation/information of any consultation and feedback process with all Registered Electrical Workers affected by these changes.
8/ Can you please supply documentation/information for any 3rd party Consultants used, their Risk Assessments and full costs for their services.
Yours faithfully,
John Armstrong
        From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora John Armstrong FYI-31101,
  
 On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 26/05/2025 requesting, under the Official
 Information Act 1982, the following:
 I am a registered Electrician, as part of my 2 yearly cycle I need to do
 my competency refresher and apply for registration valid for another 2
 years.
I have now attempted this process and note that there is only Digital ID
 and no more plastic ID Cards as per the EWRB Website:
 https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Could you please supply the requested documentation/information for the
 following questions:
1/ Can you please supply any documentation/information and consent of my
 opting-in to digital ID.
2/ Can you please supply any details of process for opting-out of digital
 ID.
3/ Can you please supply the Constitution granting powers to the EWRB
 Board and/or the MBIE Board requiring the use of digital ID only.
4/ Can you please supply the Risk Assessments including Conflict of
 Interest Management, Security measures, Privacy compliance and meeting
 minutes requiring digital ID including any applicable legislation changes
 / Government Gazette notices to this effect.
5/ Can you please supply the Data collection, Software and Service Storage
 (incl country of storage) Contractor/Supplier details and the financial
 costs involved.
6/ Can you please supply documentation/information on who is paying for
 the digital ID infrastructure costs and operating running costs and where
 these funds originate from?
7/ Can you please supply documentation/information of any consultation and
 feedback process with all Registered Electrical Workers affected by these
 changes.
8/ Can you please supply documentation/information for any 3rd party
 Consultants used, their Risk Assessments and full costs for their
 services.
  
 We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 25/06/2025, 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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        From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora John, 
  
 Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
 Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
  
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