27 October 2022
Scott
[FYI request #20729 email]
Ref: OIA-2022/23-0191
Dear Scott
Official Information Act request relating to the review of the government’s Omicron
response
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 3 October
2022. You requested:
“ONE: A copy of the “rapid review” completed by the COVID-19 Independent
Continuous Review, Improvement and Advice Group and scheduled to be submitted to
the COVID-19 response minister by the end of May …
TWO: A copy of the DPMC report scheduled to be submitted to the COVID-19 Chief
Executives Board by the end of June which summarised the outcomes of an “Omicron
lesson capture workshop” held in May …
THREE: A copy of the report referred to as “Lessons from the Omicron Response to
date – June 2022” on page 57 of this document released by DPMC (minutes of the
28 June 2022 meeting of CCB), if it is different to the report I asked for in part Two
FOUR: A copy of this report or briefing - [DPMC-2021/22-2518]: “Lessons from the
Omicron Response to Date” dated 18 July 2022, if it is different from any of the
documents I have requested above.”
The two documents in the table below are covered by your request. I note that Parts Three
and Four of your request refer to the document you have asked for in Part Two.
Document title
Date
Lessons from the Response to Omicron to Inform the Future
20 May 2022
Lessons from the Omicron Response so far – June 2022
18 July 2022
These documents are publicly available on the Unite against COVID-19 website through the
following address:
covid19.govt.nz/about-our-covid-19-response/proactive-releases/
independent-advisory-groups/#covid-19-independent-continuous-review-improvement-and-
advice-gr
Therefore, your request is refused under section 18(d) of the Act as the information
requested is publicly available.
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4640009
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
We do not intend to publish this response on the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet’s website.
Yours sincerely
Katrina Casey
Deputy Chief Executive,
COVID-19 Group
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