Kia ora Erika Whittome,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 26/10/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
There is  a document published called "Signing of the COVID-19 Public
Health Response (Specified Work  Vaccinations) Order 2021"
which is here
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
dated 10 Dec 2021.

All the legal advice is redacted in this document. Given this is a PUBLIC
health response order, and the purview of the Order is the PUBLIC. MBIE is
funded by the PUBLIC taxpayer and the legal advice reaches the PUBLIC.
Kindly share all the legal advice information in this document in
compliance with the Official Information Act. The PUBLIC wish to know what
the legal advice was at the time for this PUBLIC health order.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 24/11/2025, 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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Kia Ora Erika

Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s
response to your Official Information Act request DOIA-REQ-0021001.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | 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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Kia ora Erika

We have reviewed the response to your request and believe that it is correct.

If you remain unsatisfied, you have the right to seek a review from the Office of the Ombudsman. You can find contact details for the Office of the Ombudsman on their website at: https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Nga mihi

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua Business Management Team
Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #32676 email]>
Sent: Monday, 3 November 2025 7:19 pm
To: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response - DOIA-REQ-0023068-Erika Whittome /CRM:0378055

Dear LSE Ministerial Servicing,

Kindly supply the requested information under the official information act.

Sharing legal advice on a PUBLIC health issue that applies to THE PUBLIC is legal advice for the client, that is the PUBLIC TAX PAYER. There is high public interest for legislation that applied to the PUBLIC. The advice for the Covid 19 PUBLIC Health Response* Orders made under the Covid 19 PUBLIC health response act 2020 applied to the PUBLIC meaning there is high PUBLIC interest due to the purview of those orders on the PUBLIC.
Please comply with the OIA.

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

-----Original Message-----

Kia Ora Erika

Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s response to your Official Information Act request DOIA-REQ-0021001.

Ngâ mihi,

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1]http://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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