9 April 2024
Our Ref: C56812
By email: [email address]
Tēnā koe, John,
Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): Board
I refer to your official information request dated 27 February 2024 for the following.
"May I kindly request the expense and payment for each members from 1st Jan 2023
to 1St Feb 2024. and their term of appointments.
I understand you have Audit and Risk Committee, do you have any other committee
under the board? if so, please provide the name of these committee and name of it's
member.”
We have considered your request under the OIA.
Information being refused
We are refusing your request for the remuneration for our Board members under section
18(d) as this information is already published in our Annual Reports, which can be accessed
on our website
here.
Information being released
The REA Board is made up of seven members, with current terms as follows:
Name
Last appointment date
Term end date
Denese Bates KC
22.12.2022
22.12.2024
Elizabeth (Liz) Nidd
22.12.2022
22.12.2024
Anthony (Tony) Stack
22.12.2022
22.12.2024
Latham Lockwood
22.12.2022
22.12.2025
Vern Walsh
22.12.2022
22.12.2025
Mele Wendt
7.09.2021
07.09.2024
Brooke Loader
22.12.2022
22.12.2025
Board member expenses for the period 1 January 2023 to 1 February 2024 are outlined
below. Please note that these figures include all expenses, including travel and
accommodation relating to attendance at meetings:
Name
Total expenses for period
Denese Bates KC $5,699.27
Elizabeth (Liz) Nidd
$9,554.44
Anthony (Tony) Stack
$6,292.50
Latham Lockwood
$6,425.17
Vern Walsh
$5,589.64
Mele Wendt
$944.56
Brooke Loader
$4,738.32
The REA Board current has two standing Board Committees:
Audit and Risk Committee:
o Vern Walsh (Chair)
o Mele Wendt
o Tony Stack
People & Capability Committee:
o Latham Lockwood (Chair)
o Denese Bates KC
o Liz Nidd
The Board has also formed a Property Management Regulation Committee to serve as an
advisory committee to support any work that may be required to implement the regulatory
regime for residential property managers. Membership is:
Tony Stack (Chair)
Denese Bates KC
Mele Wendt
Latham Lockwood
Next steps
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Herman Visagie
General Counsel
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