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Hi Erika

 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FYI request #26856 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 3:18 PM
To: Services <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccination requirements at
Gisborne District Council

 

Dear Gisborne District Council,
Between December 2021 to sometime in April 2022, the Gisborne District
Council had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff and visitors
of many of its public facilities such as libraries, yet the Council was
not one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health
(vaccinations) order 2021.

Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe byGDC?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at GDC?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work
taking place at GDC on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus
patients?

Please provide:

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at GDC who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the
Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and
powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s)
and;

5.Number of exemptions issued to GDC workers under clause 9 of the Covid
19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number
issued and;

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment GDC Council and/or its
subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the
amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

8.Any payment the GDC and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or
renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays
events at any of your facilities. Please include the amount and the scheme
the payment was provided under.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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