Enforcers of fines for the Covid-19 Act
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Health,
How many fines were collected by authorized enforcement persons under s 18 (1) (f) of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act. The fines I've referring to were for businesses and for individuals.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Kia ora Erika,
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Kia ora Erika,
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
Please would you share further information on these fines from the MoH.
1. Who exactly issued these fines?
2. What is the authority and jurisdiction to issue these fines?
3. Where is the delegation? I do not see any gazzetted on the New Zealand Gazette, but I may be missing something.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024039112
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.
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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
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Kia ora Erika
Please find attached a letter from the Ministry of Health regarding your
requests for information.
In addition to the requests noted in the letter, the Ministry asks that
you also consider the OIA you’ve recently submitted on 9 April 2024. A
copy of which is attached for ease of reference.
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch. We look forward
to your response.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Manatû Hauora information releases
[2][IMG] [3][IMG] [4][IMG] [5][IMG]
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4. https://www.youtube.com/minhealthnz
5. https://www.linkedin.com/company/ministr...
From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
It is unfortunate that there is no existing documentation or publications relating to the information I request in this OIA. However this does not diminish the importance or the actions of the MoH and the information around their actions spending public money. I will copy and paste from the Official Information Act:
The purposes of this Act are, consistently with the principle of the Executive Government’s responsibility to Parliament,—
(a)to increase progressively the availability of official information to the people of New Zealand in order—
(i)to enable their more effective participation in the making and administration of laws and policies; and
(ii)to promote the accountability of Ministers of the Crown and officials,—
and thereby to enhance respect for the law and to promote the good government of New Zealand:
(b) to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person:
(c)to protect official information to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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