13 May 2021
Ref: DOIA 2021-2050
John Luke
[FYI request #15170 email]
Dear John Luke
Thank you for your email of 14 April 2021 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I would like to request a list of vacancy (ministerial appointment only, e.g. board member, Lay
member, Trustee etc) that the nomination period has been closed but still under consideration
by the MBIE or relevant Minister.
In your list, can you please included the date that vacancy been advertised and when the
vacancy been closed as well. Also, Any current live vacancy?
Also, I would like to know if you have any future opening in 2021. e.g. the position that will call
for nomination in the year of 2021.
We have interpreted to your request as follows:
1. Provide a list of all roles, as at 14 April 2021, that Minister’s or the Governor-General make the
appointments to, where the application period was closed and candidate applications were under
consideration, including the opening and closing date for applications.
2. Provide a list of the vacancies where applications were being sought as at 14 April 2021.
3. Provide information on any future roles where applications will be sought in 2021, where we have
received ministerial approval as at 14 April 2021.
Please find the information within the scope of each part of your request in Appendices 1, 2 and 3.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision in accordance
with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone: 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Paul Metcalf
Manager, Appointments and Governance
Labour, Science and Enterprise
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
E [email address]
W www.mbie.govt.nz
Appendix 1. List of all roles, as at 14 April 2021, that Minister’s or the Governor-General make
the appointments to, where the application period was closed and candidate applications were
under consideration, including the opening and closing date for applications.
Board
Position
Date Open
Date closed
Candidates
Board
still under
Member, Lay
consideration
Member or
Yes / No
Trustee
Electricity Authority 2 Members
17 March 2021
7 April 2021
Yes
Energy Efficiency &
Members
Late January 2020 10 February 2020
Yes
Conservation
Authority
Copyright Tribunal
Chair
8 August 2019
19 August 2019
Yes
2 members
NZ Trade and
Chair
15 February 2021
28 February 2021
Yes
Enterprise (NZTE)
Members
NZ Story Advisory
3 private
1 March 2021
19 March 2021
Yes
Board
member
roles
Building
I member
22 January 2021
12 February 2021
Yes
Practitioners Board
Consumer Advocacy
Chair
11 January 2021
Council (Electricity
Price Review)
Regional Skills
15 Co-Chair
12 Feb 2021
7 March 2021
Yes
Leadership Groups
positions
Co-Chairs (via public
through an
Expression of
open
Interest)
Expression of
Interest.
Regional Skills
15 Co-Chair
February 2021
n/a
Yes
Leadership Groups
positions
Co-Chairs (via
through
iwi/Māori)
engagement
with
iwi/Māori
Employment
4 members
21/09/2020
19/10/2020
Yes (1)
Relations Authority
Appendix 2. List of the vacancies where applications were advertised as at 14 April 2021.
Entity
Role
Date Open
Date closed
Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal
Adjudicator
14 April 2021
7 May 2021
ESR
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
GNS
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
NIWA
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
Manaaki Whenua
Chair and
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
Director
Plant and Food Research
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
SCION
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
REANNZ
Director
7 April 2021
30 April 2021
NZ Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP)
Director
22 March 2021
30 May 2021
(formerly NZVIF)
WorkSafe NZ
Member
26 March 2021
23 April 2021
Appendix 3. Future roles where applications will be sought in 2021
Financial Markets Authority – currently seeking 3 members (advertised on 27 April 2021);
Financial Advice Disciplinary Committee – 1 member;
Financial Advice Code Committee – 3 members.
