Vaccination requirements at District Health Boards
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Health New Zealand
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Health New Zealand,
Starting November 2021 the district health boards around New Zealand’s require vaccination for their workers and contractors. There has been no announcement revoking this requirement from Te Whatu Ora.
Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Health New Zealand/Te Whatu Ora?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at district health boards and their facilities?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at Health New Zealand facilities on corona viruses?
4. Is there or was there in the past the nursing of corona virus patients in their own separate wards with negative air pressure? If so how many wards in each facility and the dates these negative air pressure corona virus wards operated.
Please provide:
5.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at Health New Zealand who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020.
6. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s).
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Kia ora Erika
Thank you for your request of 17 May 2024 requesting information about
vaccination requirements:
Parts of your request relate to information more closely connected to the
functions of the Ministry of Health. For this reason, Health New Zealand
has decided to transfer the following parts of your request to the
Ministry of Health under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act:
5.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at Health New Zealand who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020.
6. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by
the authorised enforcement person(s).
The remaining parts of your request (1-4) remain with Health New Zealand
and you will receive a response on these in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
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Ngā mihi
Liam
Government Services
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Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26851 email]>;
Received: Fri May 17 2024 04:52:10 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: [Health New Zealand request email];
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccination requirements at
District Health Boards
Dear Health New Zealand,
Starting November 2021 the district health boards around New Zealand’s
require vaccination for their workers and contractors. There has been no
announcement revoking this requirement from Te Whatu Ora.
Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Health New Zealand/Te
Whatu Ora?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at district health boards
and their facilities?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work
taking place at Health New Zealand facilities on corona viruses?
4. Is there or was there in the past the nursing of corona virus patients
in their own separate wards with negative air pressure? If so how many
wards in each facility and the dates these negative air pressure corona
virus wards operated.
Please provide:
5.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at Health New Zealand who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020.
6. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by
the authorised enforcement person(s).
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024042405
5.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at Health New Zealand who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020.
6. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by
the authorised enforcement person(s).
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Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request for information on 16 May 2024. Please find
attached our response to your request.
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
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complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
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Ngā mihi,
Liam
Health New Zealand Government Services
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear hnzOIA,
Also regarding information asked in 1.
“ Worksafe notified the Ministry of Health in writing at the beginning of the outbreak that they did not require a notification.”
Would you kindly share this “writing” from Worksafe or the name and date of the gazette notice of this notification from Worksafe ?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: hnzOIA
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Kia ora,
Please find attached the response for your request for official
information.
Ngā mihi
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Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA Requests,
The latest response appears to be authorizations from Dr Bloomfield which is not the requested information.
Would you kindly share this “writing” from Worksafe or the name and date of the gazette notice of this notification from Worksafe that the DHBs did not have to report Covid-19 to Worksafe which is what is required under s199 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Erika
Thank you for your request for information regarding vaccination
requirements on 17 June 2024. Please find attached our response to your
request.
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Helena
Government Services
[3][email address]
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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