Kia ora Erika

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 9 June 2025. You requested:

 

I understand that the medical exemptions in the COVID-19 Public Health
Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 changed 11:59pm 7 November 2021 from
being issued by a "suitably qualified health practitioner" in clause 7A to
being decided by the Director General of Health.

1. Would you please share all advice, memos correspondence on how this
change for medical exemptions was promulgated to health providers after 8
Nov 2021?

2.  Please share the advice, memos, memoirs, correspondence, reports,
guidance etc given to any health providers on how to treat clause 7A
exemptions granted prior to 11:59pm 7 Nov 2021.

3. Please share the 2021 ministerial report or request, memo, minutes  etc
which were sent to Crown Law requesting the particular change in this
secondary legislation on medical exemptions.

 

The reference number for your request is H2025068236. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received:
http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/.   

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([1][email address]).

 

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[2]Ministry of Health information releases 

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