16 October 2020
Ref: DOIA 2021-0403
B Clarke
[FYI request #13489 email]
Dear B Clarke
Thank you for your email to the Ministry of Health transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) on 24 August 2020 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the
following information:
Please provide copies of all advice and memoranda (in whatever form) dealing with policy
arguments for and against (a) the use of "managed isolation" and (b) charging users for their stay
in "managed isolation".
MBIE has interpreted Part A of your request to mean policy advice regarding the use of mandatory
Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) as opposed to other methods such as self-isolation. This part of
your request has been referred back to the Ministry of Health (MoH) for a response. MoH are responsible
for providing public health advice to Government, including on the manner and place of isolation. Policy
advice regarding the decision is not held by MBIE. I understand that MoH has responded to this part of your
request.
With respect to Part B of your request, the materials relating to the introduction and implementation of
charges for MIQ have been outlined in the document schedule below. These documents have been
proactively released and can be found at the following website:
https://covid19.govt.nz/updates-and-
resources/legislation-and-key-documents/proactive-release/border/. I am therefore refusing your request for copies of all advice and memoranda dealing with policy arguments
for charging users for their stay in MIQ under section 18(d) of the Act as the information is publicly available.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or freephone 0800 802
602.
Yours sincerely
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Air Commodore Darryn Webb
Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine
# Date
Description
Cabinet Paper and Minute – A Sustainable Quarantine and Managed
1
15 June 2020
Isolation System
2
17 June 2020
Briefing – Cost Recovery for Quarantine and Managed Isolation
Cabinet Paper and Minute – Co-payment Options for Managed Isolation
3
26 June 2020
and Quarantine
Cabinet Paper and Minute – Establishing Fees for Managed Isolation and
4
22 July 2020
Quarantine
Briefing - Design Choices for Managed Isolation and Quarantine Fees
5
22 July 2020
System
Briefing – Fees for managed isolation and quarantine: classes of people
6
26 July 2020
exempt or liable for fees
Cabinet Paper and Minute – COVID-19 Public Health Response
7
28 July 2020
Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction
8
29 July 2020
Briefing – Advice on potential regulations to set MIQ charges
9
3 August 2020
Briefing – MIQ charges: Feedback from consultation on regulations
Cabinet Paper and Minute - COVID-19 Public Health Response (Managed
10 4 August 2020
Isolation and Quarantine Charges) Regulations 2020