Vacancies on End of Life Choice Review Committee
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From: john luke
Dear Ministry of Health,
I noted you have recently call for nomination for your End of Life Choice Review Committee.
May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad and pay rate as well. Also, how many applications you have received from the public and how many you have received from other nominating agencies such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for your role. How many you have shortlisted and how many you have interviewed. How many vacancies do you have for this entity?
Yours faithfully,
john luke
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Kia ora John,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on the 16th of December. You
requested:
"I noted you have recently call for nomination for your End of Life Choice
Review Committee.
May I ask how you called for public nomination and on what platform you
have call for public nominations e.g. govt.jobs website. A copy of your ad
and pay rate as well. Also, how many applications you have received from
the public and how many you have received from other nominating agencies
such as TPK or Ministry of women etc for your role. How many you have
shortlisted and how many you have interviewed. How many vacancies do you
have for this entity?"
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Kia ora,
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Ngā mihi,
OIA Services Team
Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
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Public Annotation – End of Life Review Committee Vacancies (2023 & 2025 OIAs)
This request (2025) follows an earlier FYI request in 2023 seeking similar information about vacancies on the End of Life Review Committee established under s 26 of the End of Life Choice Act 2019.
What the 2025 response confirms
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that:
• Vacancies were publicly advertised between 25 November – 9 December 2025.
• Advertising platforms included:
• Ministry of Health Careers webpage
• Government jobs webpage
• The advertisement text has been released.
• Remuneration is $885 per day plus half-day preparation payment.
• There were three vacancies, representing the full membership of the Committee.
This mirrors the 2023 OIA, which also confirmed public advertising (including LinkedIn) and similar appointment structures. Across both requests, it is now established that recruitment has been conducted through open advertisement channels rather than closed nomination only.
Governance significance
The 2025 response confirms that all three positions on the Committee were vacant at the time of advertisement.
The End of Life Review Committee has a statutory oversight role reviewing assisted dying cases and advising the Registrar. The response does not indicate:
• Whether the Committee was fully constituted during the vacancy period;
• Whether any interim or acting members were appointed;
• Whether any statutory review functions were affected.
No refusal grounds were invoked regarding this information.
What was not provided (but not refused)
The Ministry advised that recruitment efforts are ongoing and that applicant numbers, shortlisting data, and interview outcomes are not yet available. They explicitly invited resubmission once appointments are finalised.
This is not a refusal under s 18. It reflects that the information does not yet exist in final form.
Overall transparency position
Across the 2023 and 2025 requests:
• Advertising platforms have been disclosed.
• Advertisement text has been released.
• Remuneration has been confirmed.
• Vacancy numbers have been confirmed.
• No information has been withheld under refusal grounds.
However, the question of operational continuity during full membership vacancy remains outside the scope of the current response.
This annotation records the transparency position and links the 2023 and 2025 OIAs for completeness of the public record.
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