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What external legal costs, if any, were incurred by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2020/21, broken down by department or entity and by the nature of the legal work (litigation, commercial advice, employment matters, Treaty matters, or other)?

Answered Question 9327 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What external legal costs, if any, were incurred by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible in each financial year since 2020/21, broken down by department or entity and by the nature of the legal work (litigation, commercial advice, employment matters, Treaty matters, or other)?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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I refer the Member to the attached tables, which provide a breakdown of external legal costs incurred by the Ministry for the Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority in each financial year since 2020/21, by the nature of the legal work.

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