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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 9517 (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 Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Minister for Ethnic Communities

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I am advised that the Ministry for Ethnic Communities (the Ministry) has spent $160,637 on external legal costs since 1 July 2021 when the Ministry was created. These costs were all in relation to employment matters. The breakdown is provided below: • 2021/22 - $1,858 • 2022/23 - $33,328 • 2023/24 - $127,550 • 2024/25 - $-4,741 • 2025/26 - $2,642