28290 (2023). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 19 Dec 2023

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	28290 (2023)
Question asked:	06 Dec 2023
Member asking:	Hon Rachel Brooking
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	13 Dec 2023
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_28290_2023
Document guid:	10b9deb4-029d-43a9-a049-101af6387ab1

28290 (2023). Hon Rachel Brooking to the Minister for the Environment: Does the Ministry for the Environment expect to require external assistance or advice to deliver on the government’s commitment to “simplify the planning system and related statutes including the Public Works Act and the Reserves Act" as outlined in the National Party and New Zealand First coalition agreement?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Ministry for the Environment has not undertaken this analysis. The Ministry for the Environment engages external assistance only when staff are unavailable or when there is a need for specialised, high-level skills that are not economic to maintain in-house on a full-time basis. Hiring managers are required to complete strict procurement and policy standards to engage external contract resource.