Good morning S E Shaw

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will be provided as soon as possible and no later than 14 April 2024. Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website (www.nzdf.mil.nz). Regards

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
www.nzdf.mil.nz

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From: S.E. Shaw [mailto:[FOI #26144 email]]
Sent: Monday, 18 March 2024 9:10 p.m.
To: Ministerial Services
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccine mandate related legal costs

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I request the total cost to the NZDF and the Crown through the legal actions related to the NZDF COVID-19 vaccine mandate in its various forms, including as a government order and as an internal baseline requirement. The costs should include all personnel costs and any other legal costs that are attributable to these actions. The total legal cost is also requested as it relates to disputes and legal action arising from COVID-19 measures taken against employees of the NZDF.

The response is requested to be broken down into the following categories and may have others if they meet the criteria above:

1. CIV-2021-485-515 Reddington v Attorney-General.
2. Yardley & ors v Minister for Workplace Relations and
Safety & ors [2022] NZHC 291.
3. CA144/2022 (Appeal of above), and costs paid after abandonment.
4. CIV-2022-485-179 regarding CDF Directive 13/2022.
5. CIV-2022-485-308 [2022] NZHC 2497 Four members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Forces.
6. CA540/2022 [2024] NZCA 17 Four members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Forces.
7. Application to Appeal to Supreme Court regarding CA540/2022.
8. Legal costs regarding interim orders for any of the above cases.
9. Legal costs including out of court settlements for Personal Grievances raised against NZDF relating to COVID-19 vaccine related measures.

Yours faithfully,

S.E. Shaw

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Dear S E Shaw

I refer to your request for information. The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) requires that a decision on your request be provided no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and this email is to notify you of an extension of the time to make a decision, to 24 April 2024.

This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.]

You retain the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision to extend your request.

Regards

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
www.nzdf.mil.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 9:16 a.m.
To: 'S.E. Shaw'
Subject: UNCLASSIFIED: RE: Official Information request - Vaccine mandate related legal costs

Good morning S E Shaw

Your request below has been received and a decision on your request will be provided as soon as possible and no later than 14 April 2024. Responses to requests for information that are considered to be in the wider public interest will be published on the New Zealand Defence Force website (www.nzdf.mil.nz). Regards

Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
www.nzdf.mil.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: S.E. Shaw [mailto:[FOI #26144 email]]
Sent: Monday, 18 March 2024 9:10 p.m.
To: Ministerial Services
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccine mandate related legal costs

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Dear New Zealand Defence Force,

I request the total cost to the NZDF and the Crown through the legal actions related to the NZDF COVID-19 vaccine mandate in its various forms, including as a government order and as an internal baseline requirement. The costs should include all personnel costs and any other legal costs that are attributable to these actions. The total legal cost is also requested as it relates to disputes and legal action arising from COVID-19 measures taken against employees of the NZDF.

The response is requested to be broken down into the following categories and may have others if they meet the criteria above:

1. CIV-2021-485-515 Reddington v Attorney-General.
2. Yardley & ors v Minister for Workplace Relations and
Safety & ors [2022] NZHC 291.
3. CA144/2022 (Appeal of above), and costs paid after abandonment.
4. CIV-2022-485-179 regarding CDF Directive 13/2022.
5. CIV-2022-485-308 [2022] NZHC 2497 Four members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Forces.
6. CA540/2022 [2024] NZCA 17 Four members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Forces.
7. Application to Appeal to Supreme Court regarding CA540/2022.
8. Legal costs regarding interim orders for any of the above cases.
9. Legal costs including out of court settlements for Personal Grievances raised against NZDF relating to COVID-19 vaccine related measures.

Yours faithfully,

S.E. Shaw

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Good afternoon S E Shaw
 
Please find attached the response to your request for information.
 
 
Regards
 
Corporate and Ministerial Services
Office of the Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
 
 
 
 
The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for
the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not
necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence
Force.  If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose,
copy or
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this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately.