Number of ERA determinations challenged
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was successful.
      From: Erika Whittome
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I refer to your 2024 annual report and the performance statistics here
https://www.era.govt.nz/assets/Employmen...
Would you please share the number of Authority matters challenged in the Employment court for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
        From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora Erika Whittome,
  
 On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 28/09/2025 requesting, under the Official
 Information Act 1982, the following:
  
 Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
 I refer to your 2024 annual report and the performance statistics here
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Would you please share the number of Authority matters  challenged in the
 Employment court for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024?
  
 We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 24/10/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
 was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
 notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
 regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
 [1][MBIE request email].
  
 Nāku noa, nā
 Ministerial Services
 Strategy and Assurance
 Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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        From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora 
 
Please find attached MBIE's transfer letter to your information request. 
 
 
Ngā mihi nui,
 
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Group Performance, Office for the Deputy Secretary
Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 
 
        From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
      
    
    Tēnā koe Erika,
We acknowledge receipt of your request transferred to the Ministry of
 Justice, under the Official Information Act 1982. 
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
 can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
 at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
 other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
 the privacy of natural persons). 
You can expect a response by 4 November 2025.
Ngā mihi nui,
 
Ministerial Services
   
Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz
 
 
From: [FOI #32408 email]
 <[FOI #32408 email]>
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2025 8:49 AM
 To: *OIA <[email address]>
 Subject: Official Information request - Number of ERA determinations
 challenged
 
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
 I refer to your 2024 annual report and the performance statistics here
[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Would you please share the number of Authority matters  challenged in the
 Employment court for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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 2. https://www.era.govt.nz/assets/Employmen...
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    Tēnā koe Erika,
 
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your email of 16 October
 2025.
 
Ngā mihi,
 
  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
 Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)
[1][email address]
[2][email address]
[3][email address]
[4]justice.govt.nz
 
 
From: [email address] <[email address]>
 Sent: Tuesday, 7 October 2025 8:48 am
 To: [FOI #32408 email]
 Subject: RE: Official Information request - Number of ERA determinations
 challenged (ref: 126557)
 
Tēnā koe Erika,
We acknowledge receipt of your request transferred to the Ministry of
 Justice, under the Official Information Act 1982.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
 can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
 at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
 other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
 the privacy of natural persons).
You can expect a response by 4 November 2025.
Ngā mihi nui,
 
Ministerial Services
   
Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [5]justice.govt.nz
 
 
From: [6][FOI #32408 email]
 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2025 8:49 AM
 To: *OIA
 Subject: Official Information request - Number of ERA determinations
 challenged
 
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
 I refer to your 2024 annual report and the performance statistics here
[7]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Would you please share the number of Authority matters challenged in the
 Employment court for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
 [8][FOI #32408 email]
Is [9][MBIE request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests
 to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment? If so, please contact us
 using this form:
 [10]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
 the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
 [11]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
 ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
 page.
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