Designated agencies under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Chris Hipkins
The request was successful.
From: Erika Whittome
Dear Prime Minister,
Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section 191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? I will copy in S191 :
Designated agencies
-----------------------------
(1) The Prime Minister may designate an agency listed in subsection (3) as a designated agency, having regard to the specialist knowledge of that agency.
(2) A designation under subsection (1) must be made by notice in the Gazette and
must specify the scope of the designated agency’s role (scope of designation)
by reference to—
(a) a particular industry, sector, or type of work or circumstance; and
(b) the functions or powers (or both) of the regulator under this Act, or any
other enactment, that the designated agency may perform or exercise in
respect of the particular industry, sector, or type of work or circum‐
stance.
(3) The agencies are—
(a) the chief executive of a department or departmental agency (within the
meaning of section 5 of the Public Service Act 2020):
(b) a Crown entity (within the meaning of section 7 of the Crown Entities
Act 2004):
(c) the Commissioner of Police:
(d) the Chief of Defence Force.
(4) A designation under this section is secondary legislation
You have also held the role of Covid-19 Minister as well as Prime Minister, although my request is for any prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Kia ora
Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with Prime Minister, Chris
Hipkins.
Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.
If you are writing about an issue relating to COVID-19, mental health,
immigration, housing or benefit assistance, here's a list of links which
you might find helpful:
COVID-19
For information on COVID-19, including the latest updates, go to
[1]www.covid19.govt.nz
For immigration and visa advice
Contact the call centre which is open 6:00am Monday to 10.00pm Friday
(NZT)
[2]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact/
For urgent housing or benefit enquiries:
∙ Call 0800 559 009 (for under 65)
∙ Call 0800 552 002 (for over 65)
If you need treatment or support for your health or wellbeing. The
following options are available:
Healthline – You can call Healthline for health advice on freephone 0800
611 116 at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Healthline staff
can advise you on the best thing to do in your situation, including which
services are near you and open.
1737 – If you need to talk to someone about how you are feeling, you can
call or text 1737 for free at any time to talk to a trained counsellor.
Mental health crisis teams – If you are concerned that someone is going to
hurt themselves or someone else, you can all your local mental health
crisis team. A full list of numbers is available here:
[3]www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/mental-health-services/crisis-assessment-teams/
For Police assistance in an emergency call 111. For everything else use
105.
You can also make a report online at [4]www.105.police.govt.nz
We hope that this information is helpful, if not we will try to get back
to you as soon as possible.
Thank you again.
Office of the Prime Minister
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. http://www.covid19.govt.nz/
2. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/contact/
3. http://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/se...
4. http://www.police.105.govt.nz/
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.
Your request will be responded to under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982.
Yours sincerely
Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt Hon Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160
-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #24061 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2023 6:19 PM
To: C Hipkins (MIN) <[Chris Hipkins request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Designated agencies under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Dear Prime Minister,
Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section 191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? I will copy in S191 :
Designated agencies
-----------------------------
(1) The Prime Minister may designate an agency listed in subsection (3) as a designated agency, having regard to the specialist knowledge of that agency.
(2) A designation under subsection (1) must be made by notice in the Gazette and must specify the scope of the designated agency’s role (scope of designation) by reference to—
(a) a particular industry, sector, or type of work or circumstance; and
(b) the functions or powers (or both) of the regulator under this Act, or any other enactment, that the designated agency may perform or exercise in respect of the particular industry, sector, or type of work or circum‐ stance.
(3) The agencies are—
(a) the chief executive of a department or departmental agency (within the meaning of section 5 of the Public Service Act 2020):
(b) a Crown entity (within the meaning of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004):
(c) the Commissioner of Police:
(d) the Chief of Defence Force.
(4) A designation under this section is secondary legislation
You have also held the role of Covid-19 Minister as well as Prime Minister, although my request is for any prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #24061 email]
Is [Chris Hipkins request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Chris Hipkins? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
________________________________
hide quoted sections
From: C Hipkins (MIN)
Chris Hipkins
Tēnā koe Erika Whittome,
On behalf of Andrew Kirton, I attach the response to your OIA request PMO
2023-336.
Ngā mihi,
Private Secretary (Executive Support)
Office of the Prime Minister
Authorised by Rt. Hon Chris Hipkins MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: Ministerial Services
Ref: 2324-0634
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of [DATE OF EMAIL] requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
“Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or
agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section
191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? …. my request is for any
prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act
2015.”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16 October 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any
enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][email address].
Nâku noa, nâ
Ministerial Services
Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
From: Ministerial Services
Please diregard previous acknowlegdment sent at 9.10am and see updated and
correct one below.
Ref: 2324-0634
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) I
acknowledge your request of 6 September 2023 sent to the Office of the
Prime Minister requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), the following:
“Since the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006, which persons and/or
agencies (apart from Worksafe) have been delegated powers under Section
191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? …. my request is for any
prime minister from 2006 until now under the Health and Safety at Work Act
2015.”
Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from Office of the Prime Minister on 18 September 2023 and
is being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16 October 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received at MBIE. If we are unable to respond to your request
by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you
have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via
email to [1][email address].
If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [2][email address] or using the contact details below.
Nâku noa, nâ
Ministerial Services
Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. https://mako.wd.govt.nz/otcsdav/nodes/91...
From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministerial Services,
This request is not to MBIE because under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, it is The Prime Minister who may designate an agency, not MBIE.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: *OIA
Tēnā koe Erika,
Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's
response to your Official Information request.
Ngā mihi,
Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch
Labour, Science and Enterprise Group
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
[1]Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CE732A.1A2F9630
References
Visible links
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this requestAct on what you've learnt
Similar requests
"Justified limits" on the freedoms and rights of New Zealanders for a disease with 1 percent infection fatality rate
To David Parker by Erika Whittome
