How the analysis was undertaken
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Consultation ran from June to October 2024, with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) receiving a total of 487 submissions (198 written and 289 via an online survey platform).
MBIE received submissions by email to its consultation inbox and survey responses through its online survey portal. Submissions were reviewed, and duplicate and blank submissions were removed. Many submitters used the submission survey form provided, and others responded via free-form letters emailed to the consultation inbox.
The structure of the summary
All submissions were analysed thematically and coded against an Excel framework based on the questions in the discussion document. The feedback from partial and letter-based responses was coded (and where necessary interpreted and summarised) under the specific questions of the Consultation Document to which they related.
We have organised the summary of feedback into the sequence of focus areas that were set out in the consultation survey. Each focus area includes a selection of illustrative quotes from submissions that generally reflect the overall themes of that particular focus area. We have also included a summary of feedback from roadshows that relate to the particular focus area.
Where graphs and tables have been included, these illustrate feedback from the submissions (which were more easily quantifiable), but not the roadshows.
Limitations
There were some limitations on the information collected through the consultation process. In some instances, a submitter’s initial answer could be contradicted by responses to subsequent questions. Some submissions misunderstood certain questions (such as whether they were being submitted on behalf of an organisation or employer).
Submission classification
Responses to particular questions across submitters were summarised using the following classifications for the proportions of responses. For example, if 20% of submitters replied ‘yes’ to a particular question, this has been assessed as ‘some submitters responded yes’.
| Classification | Definition |
|---|---|
| Few | 3% to 10% of submitters (0 to 2% was not included, to remove outliers) |
| Some | 10% to 25% of submitters |
| Many | 26% to 50% of submitters |
| Most | More than 50% of submitters |
It should be noted that where there are even or close proportions responding positively and negatively, this can still represent a significant number of submitters identifying issues and concerns (and vice-versa). For example, of 195 submitters answering the survey question about whether the system is clear, 59% responded generally positively. This still leaves a significant number of submitters that have identified concerns.
For many questions, submitters were able to choose multiple answers within a question (such as the different sources of information used to understand their obligations), which means that many percentages within the tables of this document do not sum to 100%.
Note: This report does not provide any identifiable information about individual submitters, and quotes within this document have not been attributed to an individual submission. Many submitters explicitly stated that they did not want their personal information to be publicly available or released under the Official Information Act 1982. MBIE officials took notes during the roadshow meetings, but as indicated to participants at the time, these notes do not attribute views or comments to any individuals.