27 August 2025
File Ref: 250626
John Luke
[FYI request #31366 email]
Dear John,
Thank you for your Official Information Act request received by WorkSafe New Zealand on 3 July
2025. Your request was for:
1.
copies of the Work safe board meeting minutes from 1 January 2024, through to 22 June
2025. I would appreciate it if the minutes could be provided in full.
2.
Additionally, if there are any related documents, reading materials, or attachments
associated with these minutes, please include those as well.
On 31 July 2025, you were advised by WorkSafe of an extension to the timeframe for response to
28 August 2025, as provided for under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
You were further advised that a large amount of information was determined to be in scope of
your request and that a substantial amount of research, assessment, and collation would be
necessary to fulfil your request. For this reason, the scope of your request was narrowed to be for
copies of meeting minutes and related agendas only and the part of your request for information
other than meeting minutes and agendas was refused under section 18(f) of the OIA –
that the
information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.
The WorkSafe Board meeting minutes being released to you include references to related
documents, which you may wish to request specifically.
Information being released Please find attached the following documents.
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Document title
Decision
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WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 19 FEBRUARY 2024 (MEETING 101)
Release in full
2
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING - 19 FEBRUARY 2024
Release in full
3
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 25 MARCH 2024 (MEETING 102)
Release in full
4
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 25 MARCH 2024 (MEETING 102)
Release in full
5
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 15 APRIL 2024 (MEETING 103)
Release in full
6
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 15 APRIL 2024
Release in full
7
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 20 MAY 2024 (MEETING 104)
Release in full
Release in part
8
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 20 MAY 2024
9(2)(a)
9(2)(f)(iv)
PO Box 165, Wellington 6140
9(2)(h)
9
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 27 JUNE 2024 (MEETING 105)
Release in full
Release in part
10
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 27 JUNE 2024
9(2)(f)(iv)
9(2)(h)
11
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 22 JULY 2024 (MEETING 106)
Release in full
Release in part
12
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 22 JULY 2024
9(2)(b)(ii)
13
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 26 AUGUST 2024 (MEETING 107)
Release in full
Release in part
14
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 26 AUGUST
9(2)(b)(ii)
9(2)(h)
15
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 23 SEPTEMBER 2024 (MEETING 108)
Release in full
Release in part
16
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 23 SEPTEMBER 2024
9(2)(j)
17
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 14 OCTOBER 2024 (MEETING 109)
Release in full
Release in part
18
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 14 OCTOBER 2024
9(2)(b)(ii)
9(2)(h)
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 18 NOVEMBER 2024 (MEETING 110)
Release in full
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NOTE: This meeting was not minuted. UPDATED WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 9 DECEMBER 2024 (MEETING Release in part
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111)
9(2)(h)
21
MINUTES – WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 9 DECEMBER 2024
Release in part
9(2)(h)
22
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 26 FEBRUARY 2025 (MEETING 112)
Release in full
Release in part
23
MINUTES WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 26 FEBRUARY 2025 (MEETING 112)
9(2)(b)(ii)
24
WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 30 APRIL 2025 (MEETING 113)
Release in full
25
MINUTES WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING – 30 APRIL 2025 (MEETING 113)
Release in full
26
UPDATED WORKSAFE BOARD MEETING AGENDA – 17 JUNE 2025 (MEETING 114)
Release in full
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above subject to certain
information being withheld under one or more sections of the Official Information Act, as applicable.
Section 9(2)(a) - to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons
Section 9(2)(b)(ii) - to protect information where the making available of the information
would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied
or who is the subject of the information
Section 9(2)(f)(iv) - to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which
protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials
Section 9(2)(h) - to maintain legal professional privilege
Section 9(2)(j) - to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or
organisation holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the
Official Information Act.
Please note that Board meetings were not held in January 2025, March 2025 or May 2025.
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You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision, and further
information is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you require further assistance, please contact [email address].
Yours sincerely
Sharon Thompson
Chief Executive
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