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-----Original Message-----
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #33421 email]>
Sent: Monday, 5 January 2026 3:27 pm
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Number of staff loss due to
vaccine mandates at the ministry of Justice, take2

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

The Covid-19 Public Health Response (vaccinations) Order 2021 was revoked
22 Sept 2022,

 

A response to another OIA says:

"All Government vaccination mandates were lifted in September 2022.  The
Ministry's COVID-19 vaccination policy came into effect on 1 February
2021, requiring employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if
entering or working at a Ministry or a court site. 

Following public health and Government advice, the policy was updated in
June 2022. 

Although still strongly encouraged, the Ministry determined that employees
were no longer required to be vaccinated to enter or work at the
Ministry’s sites. "

([2]https://fyi.org.nz/request/22888/respons...)

I assume the above should be in effect 1 Feb 2022 (not 2021).

 

1. What number of staff did you terminate or place on any form of "
extended leave"

due to the Ministry of Justice's Covid-19 vaccination mandates or Covid-19
vaccination policies from 1 February 2022 until the policy and/or mandates
were revoked in Sept 2022? 

 

2 . What number of staff did you place on any form of " extended leave"
due to your Covid-19 vaccination mandates/policies  from 1 February 2022
until the policy and/or mandates were revoked in 2022? 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Erika Whittome

 

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