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[UNCLASSIFIED]

Kia ora John

Thank you for the information request below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 the Act).

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request on or before 26 March 2026. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

The Ministry may publicly release on our website the response to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal information will be removed.

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email [email address]

Ngā mihi

Enquiries National Team | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education | TW
education.govt.nz

We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes
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[IN-CONFIDENCE - RELEASE EXTERNAL]

Tçnâ koe John,

 

Thank you for your email of 26 February 2026 to the Ministry of Education
(the Ministry) requesting for an update on your previous request for the
following information:

 

 1. May I ask when you plan to call for a public nomination to established
the panel and what is the term of reference of this panel. The pay
rate for community member and chief referee.
 2. Have you appointed the chief referee already? If not, when you plan to
do it and when you plan to call for public nomination.
 3. What is your timeline at the moment to implement this Local dispute
resolution panels? Would you start from any region first?

 

Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act).

 

The Ministry has undertaken preliminary policy work on the possible
establishment of dispute panels for schools. This has included the
development of initial advice to the Minister. While this work remains
live, it has been limited due to the prioritisation and sequencing of
other work across the Government’s wider education work programme.

 

Aspects of the dispute panel systems including nominations, pay rates,
timelines, and the terms of reference of the panel are still under active
consideration. We expect to provide further advice to the Minister on this
work in the coming months. Your request is therefore refused under section
18(g) of the Act, as the information requested is not yet held by the
Ministry, and I have no grounds for believing that it is either held by,
or more closely related to the functions of, another department or
organisation subject to the Act.

 

Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to
review my decision on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the
Act. You can do this by writing to [1][email address] or to
Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143. 

 

Thank you again for your email.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Official and Parliamentary Information | Ministry of Education | CM

[2]education.govt.nz

He mea târai e mâtou te mâtauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai
ôna huanga
We shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent
outcomes
[3]Te Tâhuhu o te Mâtauranga

 

 

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