Advice provided to Ministers in relation to COVID-19 Bills
Caleb Milsom made this Official Information request to Chris Hipkins
The request was refused by Chris Hipkins.
From: Caleb Milsom
Dear Chris Hipkins,
Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA):
Any information/advice received on the consistency of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and/or COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill with Section 15 of the Bill of Rights Act 1990.
If you need any more information from me please let me know as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Caleb Milsom
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Kia ora
Thank you for taking the time to write to Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for
COVID-19 Response, Minister of Education, Minister for the Public Sector
and Leader of the House.
We are receiving a significant amount of correspondence at the moment and,
although your email will be carefully considered and noted, it is not
possible to respond to each individual email. However, please note that
this is an automatic response and we will endeavour to respond to your
individual queries as soon as we can.
You can find the latest information and guidance about Alert Levels at
[1]https://covid19.govt.nz/alert-levels-and...
The locations of interest are set out
at [2]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
encourage anyone who has been at one of the locations of interest at the
time specified to self-isolate and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453. You
can find the nearest testing centre to you
at [3]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/.
We appreciate that this is a challenging time. If you need to talk, you
can call or text 1737 at any time. Mental health and wellbeing resources
are also available
at [4]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
about the financial support available to individuals and businesses can be
found at [5]https://covid19.govt.nz/business-and-mon....
We also understand that there are several other aspects to the response
that are very important to people. You can find more information about:
o Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ)
at [6]https://www.miq.govt.nz/, including how to request an emergency
allocation
at [7]https://www.miq.govt.nz/travel-to-new-ze...
make a complaint or request a review of your application by
emailing [8]https://www.miq.govt.nz/about/contact-us....
o Travel with Australia
at [9]https://covid19.govt.nz/travel/quarantin...
you are in Australia, please register
at [10]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/ and if it is an emergency,
contact the Consulate on +64 99 20 20 20.
o Vaccines at [11]https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccines/, including
how to book your vaccine
at [12]https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/... by calling 0800 28
29 26.
o Vaccine data and statistics
at [13]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
Medsafe’s vaccine safety monitoring reports
at [14]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/vac...
o The Government’s plan to reconnect New Zealand with the rest of the
world
at [16]https://covid19.govt.nz/reconnecting-new....
Please remember to take care, and be kind. We have beaten COVID-19 before,
and we can do it again.
Ngā mihi,
Office of Hon Chris Hipkins
Minister for COVID-19 Response | Minister of Education | Minister for the
Public Sector | Leader of the House | MP for Remutaka
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From: Caleb Milsom
Dear Chris Hipkins,
As of 21 January 2022 your response to this request is overdue. Please respond immediately.
Yours faithfully,
Caleb Milsom
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Thank you for your email.
Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.
My office is closed from Thursday 23 December 2021, reopening Monday 10
January 2022, so there may be a delay in responding to your query.
In the meantime, you can find more information below:
General COVID-19 information and testing
All the latest COVID-19 information can be found at [1]covid19.govt.nz
Locations of interest [2]can be found here. You can also call Healthline
free on 0800 611 116 for health advice and information, including where to
get tested.
Vaccination
To get your COVID-19 vaccination head to
[3]bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz or to the [4]Healthpoint website to
find a vaccination site near you.
For help with My Vaccine Pass you can call 0800 222 478 or head to
[5]mycovidrecord.health.nz to get it online.
Managed Isolation
Anyone with queries regarding MIQ should contact +64 4 931 5720 if you’re
overseas (rates will apply) or 0800 476 647 if you’re in New Zealand.
You can also submit an enquiry via the [6]MIQ website.
Anyone with queries about changes to flights should
email [7][email address] with a copy of their original flight
ticket and their voucher, and details of the new flight number. This email
is monitored 24/7.
MIQ will continue to process [8]Emergency Allocation and [9]Exemption
requests throughout the holiday period. If you require an update on an
existing application then you can view the live status of your application
via the MIQ customer portal at any time.
There are still rooms to be released for January, February and March 2022.
Future room releases will be announced on the MIQ website and social media
platforms.
COVID-19 Protection Framework
If you have questions about the traffic light system, you can [10]make an
enquiry here.
We appreciate your patience.
Thanks again.
Authorised by Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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For the government of the ~New-Zealand-Territory is with the knowledge of the fraudulent-grammar-performance with the writing of the laws with their void-compliance of these fiction-babble-publications.
From: Caleb Milsom
Dear Chris Hipkins,
This OIA request is now 7 days overdue. As such I have made a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Yours faithfully,
Caleb Milsom
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Thank you for your email.
Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.
General COVID-19 information and testing
All the latest COVID-19 information can be found at [1]covid19.govt.nz
Locations of interest [2]can be found here. You can also call Healthline
free on 0800 611 116 for health advice and information, including where to
get tested.
Vaccination
To get your COVID-19 vaccination head
to [3]bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz or to the [4]Healthpoint website to
find a vaccination site near you.
For help with My Vaccine Pass you can call 0800 222 478 or head
to [5]mycovidrecord.health.nz to get it online.
Managed Isolation
Anyone with queries regarding MIQ should contact +64 4 931 5720 if you’re
overseas (rates will apply) or 0800 476 647 if you’re in New Zealand.
You can also submit an enquiry via the [6]MIQ website.
Anyone with queries about changes to flights should
email [7][email address] with a copy of their original flight
ticket and their voucher, and details of the new flight number. This email
is monitored 24/7.
MIQ will continue to process [8]Emergency
Allocation and [9]Exemption requests. If you require an update on an
existing application then you can view the live status of your application
via the MIQ customer portal at any time.
Future room releases will be announced on the MIQ website and social media
platforms.
COVID-19 Protection Framework
If you have questions about the traffic light system, you can [10]make an
enquiry here.
We appreciate your patience.
Thanks again.
Authorised by Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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From: Daniel Martin
Kia ora Caleb,
Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA212
We apologise for not acknowledging your request sooner, and will respond
as soon as we have located the requested information.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
Ngā mihi,
[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary
Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins
Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House
Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand
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From: Daniel Martin
Kia ora Caleb,
Please find attached the Ministers response to your request for official
information.
Ngā mihi,
[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary
Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins
Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House
Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand
From: Daniel Martin
Sent: Friday, 4 February 2022 3:15 PM
To: '[FYI request #17821 email]'
<[FYI request #17821 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Advice provided to Ministers
in relation to COVID-19 Bills - Ref: CHOIA212
Kia ora Caleb,
Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA212
We apologise for not acknowledging your request sooner, and will respond
as soon as we have located the requested information.
If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
Ngā mihi,
[2]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary
Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins
Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House
Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand
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