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Ethan Harwood made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was successful.

From: Ethan Harwood

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I hereby request the following information:

1. Detailed Breakdown of Medical Waivers Issued under Parent Resident Category
a. Please provide the total number of medical waivers issued from December 2023 to April 2024, broken down by month.

2. Training Materials and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) – Medical Waivers
a. I request all relevant internal training materials, SOPs, and documents utilised for Medical Waivers by case officers, immigration managers, and technical advisors. This includes but is not limited to:
i. Internal guidelines detailing how weighting criteria are applied during Family Stream visa considerations.
ii. Examples and/ examples from training materials for employees that demonstrate instances where positive criteria outweigh negative [health] implications.
iii. Any internal guidance documents/instructions that ensure assessments by technical advisors and immigration managers are not subjective for the weighting analysis. Include any learnings from cases that have been to the Immigration tribunal that may be used as training.

b. Please provide explicit confirmation as to whether there are any caps or quantitative limits placed on the number of medical waivers issued under any Resident Visa Category. This request includes, but is not limited to:
i. Any yearly, monthly, or category-specific caps that dictate the maximum number of medical waivers that can be approved.
ii. Any documentation or policy guidelines that describe the rationale and conditions under which these caps are implemented.
This information is essential for understanding the administrative constraints and policy frameworks that govern the issuance of medical waivers, ensuring transparency in how these limitations might affect applicants.

4. I seek all [up-to-date] internal guidelines used by medical assessors and/or medical officers pertaining to the assessment of;
a. Cardiomyopathy (including guidance issued to MA's around reversible cardiomyopathy)
b. Hypertension
c. Atrial fibrillation

I understand that this request may involve multiple departments within Immigration New Zealand. I am open to receiving partial responses if information becomes available before the completion of the full inquiry. There is no need to withhold any information while waiting for other parts of the request to be fulfilled if partial responses can be provided within the 20 working days.

I look forward to your response within the statutory time frame prescribed by the Official Information Act 1982.

Yours faithfully,

Ethan Harwood

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Ref: DOIA 2324-2264

 

Kia ora Ethan Harwood,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 15 April 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I hereby request the
following information: 1. Detailed Breakdown of Medical Waivers Issued
under Parent Resident Category a. Please provide the total number of
medical waivers issued from December 2023 to April 2024, broken down by
month. 2. Training Materials and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) –
Medical Waivers a. I request all relevant internal training materials,
SOPs, and documents utilised for Medical Waivers by case officers,
immigration managers, and technical advisors. This includes but is not
limited to: i. Internal guidelines detailing how weighting criteria are
applied during Family Stream visa considerations. ii. Examples and/
examples from training materials for employees that demonstrate instances
where positive criteria outweigh negative [health] implications. iii. Any
internal guidance documents/instructions that ensure assessments by
technical advisors and immigration managers are not subjective for the
weighting analysis. Include any learnings from cases that have been to the
Immigration tribunal that may be used as training. b. Please provide
explicit confirmation as to whether there are any caps or quantitative
limits placed on the number of medical waivers issued under any Resident
Visa Category. This request includes, but is not limited to: i. Any
yearly, monthly, or category-specific caps that dictate the maximum number
of medical waivers that can be approved. ii. Any documentation or policy
guidelines that describe the rationale and conditions under which these
caps are implemented. This information is essential for understanding the
administrative constraints and policy frameworks that govern the issuance
of medical waivers, ensuring transparency in how these limitations might
affect applicants. 4. I seek all [up-to-date] internal guidelines used by
medical assessors and/or medical officers pertaining to the assessment of;
a. Cardiomyopathy (including guidance issued to MA's around reversible
cardiomyopathy) b. Hypertension c. Atrial fibrillation’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 14 May 2024, 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][MBIE request email].

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services Business Advisory

Communications, Design & Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

[2]www.mbie.govt.nz

 

 

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Kia ora Ethan,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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