5 March 2026
John Luke
[FYI request #33326 email]
Tēnā koe John Luke
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your email of 18 December 2025 to the Ministry of Social
Development (the Ministry) requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
OIA) a list of people currently in the Benefit Review Committee (BRC).
Please see the information requested attached as Appendix One. Please note that
your request for a brief biography for each member is refused under section 18(g)
of the OIA, as the information requested is not held by the Ministry and I have no
grounds to believe that it is held by another agency. The Ministry does not have
an obligation to create a document to fulfil this part of your request.
In relation to your request for:
•
How many nominations are currently held in the nomination pool? and
•
The dates on which those nominations were lodged with your office
The Ministry currently do not have any nominees held in the nomination pool. More
information about the appointment of the BRC can be found here:
www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/about-
msd/ministers/appointments.html If
you
wish
to
discuss
this
matter
further,
please
contact
[MSD request email]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. 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
The Aurora Centre, 56 The Terrace, PO Box 1556, Wellington – Telephone 04-916 3300 – Facsimile 04-918 0099