2023 removal of covid-19 "vaccination assessment tool" from MBIE website
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I see sometime in December 2023 this page was removed from the MBIE website
https://web.archive.org/web/202302012126...
The page said:
Employers may still be able to maintain vaccination requirements, however these requirements would need to be supported by a full work health and safety risk assessment. The circumstances where vaccination could be required are likely to be more limited than they have in the past.
Would you please share all the advice including legal advice, memos, correspondence, emails, policy documents etc that brought about the decision to remove this page from the MBIE website under the OIA .
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 14/11/2024 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
I see sometime in December 2023 this page was removed from the MBIE
website
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
The page said:
Employers may still be able to maintain vaccination requirements, however
these requirements would need to be supported by a full work health and
safety risk assessment. The circumstances where vaccination could be
required are likely to be more limited than they have in the past.
Would you please share all the advice including legal advice, memos,
correspondence, emails, policy documents etc that brought about the
decision to remove this page from the MBIE website under the OIA .
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 12/12/2024, 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].
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]
From: LSE Ministerial Servicing
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika
Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s
response to your Official Information Act request.
Ngâ mihi,
Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 6, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
NZBN 9429000106078
[2]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...
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1. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
From: Erika Whittome
Dear LSE Ministerial Servicing,
Would you please share all the advice including legal advice, memos, correspondence, emails, policy documents etc that brought about the decision to remove this page from the MBIE website under the OIA .
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 6/12/2024 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
Would you please share all the advice including legal advice, memos,
correspondence, emails, policy documents etc that brought about the
decision to remove this page from the MBIE website under the OIA .
Please note that the days from 25 December 2024 to 15 January 2025
(inclusive) are defined as non-working days in the Act and are not counted
in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the time
period for responding to your request.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 27/01/2025, 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].
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika,
Further to your request below, we would like to set up a virtual meeting
with you to clarify your request, ideally sometime this week. Are you able
to provide a phone number and personal email address that we can contact
you on to arrange this?
Ngā mihi nui
Nadia (she/her)
Ministerial Services Advisor
TWSD Ministerial Services | Group Performance
Strategy, Performance & Design | Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Hikina Whakatutuki - Lifting to Make Successful
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear MBIE
I am requesting the legal advice, memos, correspondence, emails, policy documents etc that brought about the decision to remove this page from the MBIE website under the OIA.
I am unsure has to why an AVL is requested and whether this is part of the official information act 1982 process?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
From: Erika Whittome
Dear NoReplyMinisterialServices,
I asked for information on what advice was changed in Dec 2023 and a page removed. You have shared emails from March 2022 . Would you kindly supply the requested information leading up to the advice removal around December 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika,
Please see attached our response to your below email.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika Whittome,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 29/01/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
Would you kindly supply the requested information leading up to the advice
removal around December 2023.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 27/02/2025, 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].
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika,
I understand you have been sent an acknowledgment email. Please find
attached our response to your email dated 29 January 2025, that we
responded to initially on 30 January 2025. Apologies for any confusion.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
From: Erika Whittome
Dear NoReplyMinisterialServices,
The reply is not a pdf. It's got all kinds of characters like
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Please would you supply the information.
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Erika,
Apologies, please find re-attached our response to your email dated 29
January 2025. We responded to your email initially on 30 January 2025, and
I have attached this email as well.
Ngā mihi nui,
Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
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