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What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been granted in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what was the rationale for granting that exemption, if any?

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What exemptions from the expectations set out in the Needs-based Service Provision Cabinet office circular of 13 September 2024, if any, have been granted in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, and what was the rationale for granting that exemption, if any?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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None. The Cabinet Office Circular: Needs-based Service Provision is not relevant to the functions of the Ministry for the Environment or the Environmental Protection Authority, as they do not provide services targeted to specific population groups.