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21 June 2021
Sebastian
By email:
[FYI request #15228 email]
Ref:
H202106268
Dear Sebastian
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 21 May 2021 for:
“I request copies of the minutes of all COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group meetings from
the following periods:
1) February 2020
2) The meeting held between 4th and 16th April 2020 (this appears to have been missed
from my initial request)
3) June to August 2020”
Further to your original request on 21 April 2021, please find attached all COVID-19 Technical
Advisory Group Meeting Minutes for the time periods requested. The documents are itemised in
Appendix 1 and a decision on the release is outlined in each document.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-
information-act-requests.
Yours sincerely
Gill Hall
Group Manager
COVID-19 Science and Insights
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
# Date
Title
Decision on release
1 5 February 2020
TAG Minutes
Released in full.
2 13 February 2020
3 21 February 2020
4 27 February 2020
5 5 June 2020
6 12 June 2020
7 26 June 2020
8 10 July 2020
9 24 July 2020
10 7 August 2020
11 21 August 2020
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