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Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how much, if anything, has each delivered, broken down by organisation and year, as at 5 June 2026?

Answered Question 26482 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how much, if anything, has each delivered, broken down by organisation and year, as at 5 June 2026?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

Information on any savings and/or staff reductions made by the Ministry of Justice can be found here in the Budget documents available on the Treasury website: • https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/information-release/justice-portfolio-budget-2024-information-release • https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/information-release/justice-portfolio-budget-2025-information-release • https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/summary-intiatives/summary-initiatives-budget-2026 I am advised that the following Crown entities have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023: • Human Rights Commission received a 10% reduction in funding per year from 2024/25. • The Office of the Privacy Commissioner received a 6.5% reduction in funding per year from 2024/25. • Criminal Cases Review Commission received a 6.5% reduction in funding per year from 2024/25.