26 January 2024
C176382
Jean Roberts
[FYI request #25069 email]
Tēnā koe Jean
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 7 December 2023 to the
Department of Corrections – Ara Poutama Aotearoa, requesting the following information:
1- The number of Personal Grievances raised in your Ministry, in the last 3 years
broken down by year , and categories (for example: Bullying, Unjustifiably
disadvantaged, constructive dismissal etc)
2- (in the last 3 years) The number of Mediation that took place broken down by year
3- (in the last 3 years) The number of successful mediation broken down by year
4- (in the last 3 years) Of the PGs raised, how many went to Employment Relations
Authority broken down by year?
5- (in the last 3 years) How many cases were found against the Ministry broken down
by year?
6- (in the last 3 years) How much money – in total- were paid to settle these cases /
or pay the fee required by ERA broken down by year?
7- How much money was covered by the Ministry’s liability insurance?
8- (in the last 3 years) How much money – in total – were paid to external Legal
consultants to defend the cases filed in ERA or to prepare the responses to the case
broken down by year?
9- (in the last 3 years) How many ERA cases resulted in reinstatement of employee
broken down by year?
10- If a case is found against the Ministry (the Ministry lost), what are the
consequences to the Manager involved in the incident?
NATIONAL OFFICE, WELLINGTON
Mayfair House, 44 – 52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Private Box 1206, Wellington 6140,
Phone +64 4 460 3000
www.corrections.govt.nz
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Corrections needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request by 20 working
days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit. Therefore, you can expect to receive a response to
your request by 26 February 2024. If you no longer require this information, please let us
know as soon as possible.
Please be advised that should you have any concerns regarding this response you have the
right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe. Contact
details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Nic Barkley
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability