All advice and communications regarding cancellation of COVID-19 compassionate exemptions

Andrew Geddis made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Andrew Geddis

Dear Ministry of Health,

A press release dated 16 June 2020 stated:

"Health Minister Dr David Clark says he has required the Director General of Health to suspend compassionate exemptions from managed isolation, in order to ensure the system is working as intended."

https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/comp...

I request all advice received on, and communications relating to, this decision. My request includes any advice or communications that took place following the decision (up until the date of this request).

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Geddis

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Kia ora Andrew Geddis

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 21 June
2020 requesting:

"A press release dated 16 June 2020 stated:

"Health Minister Dr David Clark says he has required the Director General
of Health to suspend compassionate exemptions from managed isolation, in
order to ensure the system is working as intended."

[1]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

I request all advice received on, and communications relating to, this
decision. My request includes any advice or communications that took place
following the decision (up until the date of this request)."
The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further collation and consultation is required.

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 28 July 2020.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora Andrew Geddis

Please find attached the response to your request for official information
alongside the relevant supporting documents.

Nga mihi,

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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From: Andrew Geddis

Dear Ministry of Health,

I would like to confirm that this response to my request for information includes all advice given to and received by both the Minister and the Director General of Health on the decision to cancel ("suspend") COVID-19 compassionate exemptions.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Geddis

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