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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 9540 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • 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 Sport and Recreation

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I am advised Sport New Zealand does not systematically report on external legal costs in the manner requested. Given the length of time and level of detail requested by the question, providing this information would require substantial collation and manual analysis. I am therefore not prepared to require officials to undertake this work for the purposes of this response. For the Sport Integrity Commission see the attached table.

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