New Zealand launches investigation into whether officials misled parliament over failed NZ$33M biometrics project
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Lu-Hai Liang
Summary
New Zealand's Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has referred the question of whether Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) officials misled parliament over the failed NZ$33 million Biometric Capability Update project to the Public Service Commissioner. Commissioner Sir Brian Roche has appointed Michael Heron KC to lead an investigation into the actions of MBIE staff involved in the abandoned biometrics technology program, which was intended to upgrade the country's border biometric systems.
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bskyNew Zealand launches investigation into whether officials misled parliament over failed NZ$33M biometrics projectbiometricupdate.comKey quotes
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Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche has released the scope of an investigation into the actions of MBIE staff involved in the abandoned NZ$33 million ($US19 million) Biometric Capability Update project.
Roche appointed Michael Heron KC to lead the inquiry into the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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