Legal advice in the Specified Work Vaccinations Order 2021
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I see there is legal advice in this 10 Dec 2021 Briefing https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/200...
on limiting the New Zealand Bill of Rights 1990 . Page 1 says:
"Before signing the SWVO:
• You must be satisfied that the Order does not limit or is a justified limit on the rights and
freedoms in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA)"
1. Would you kindly share any and all analysis, advice and statement that satisfied the Minister that the Order does not limit or is a justified limit on the rights and
freedoms in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA)"
2. Pages 6 and 7 of this document are redacted legal advice which says:
"17. Some of the above matters are covered in your paper to Cabinet on 22 November 2021 seeking approval to mandate vaccination for the workforces concerned. For completion, we have reproduced some of that material below.
Kindly share this legal advice given the wide purview of public workforces that were impacted by this advice.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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