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Policy recruitment - written exercises

Jem Traylen made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was refused by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

From: Jem Traylen

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Tena koe e te Rangatira

Re: Policy recruitment - written exercises

I understand that written exercises are part of your recruitment process for policy roles.

Please provide a copy of all question papers used during 2017.

Nga mihi/kind regards,

Mx Jem Traylen
PolicyWorks NZ

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DOIA 1718-1733

 

Dear Jem,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 2/06/2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Re: Policy recruitment - written exercises

 

I understand that written exercises are part of your recruitment process
for policy roles.

 

Please provide a copy of all question papers used during 2017.

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
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Good afternoon

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Kind regards

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

[2]www.mbie.govt.nz

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[4]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
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From: Jem Traylen

Dear CLM Ministerial Services,

Thank you for your thorough response but you do not appear to have carefully considered the requirements of the OIA in relation to Section 9 (2)(k)

I refer you to the related Ombudsman guidelines
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/resou...

You have simply asserted it would be unfair which is highly debatable in itself.

But in any case that is not the test contained in the OIA - which is threefold -
1) that there is a gain or advantage (I note that the information will be published on the internet and anyone can request similar information anyway)
2) it is improper
3) there are no outweighing public benefits

In responding to my request for a clarification and/or reconsideration of your decision to refuse my request - please have regard to your personal obligations under the State Sector Code of Conduct.

Yours sincerely,

Jem Traylen

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Good afternoon

 

Thank you for your email.

 

If you wish to discuss MBIE’s decision on your Official Information Act
request, please contact Alan Witcombe, Manager, Ministerial Services, on
04 901 8510.

 

Kind regards

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

[2]www.mbie.govt.nz

[3]cid:image001.png@01D2A86C.030B1D00

 

[4]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

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From: Jem Traylen

Dear CLM Ministerial Services,

I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence and will phone Alan in due course.

Yours sincerely,

Jem Traylen

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