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PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T +64 4 496 2000
20 April 2021
Felix Lee
By email: fyi-req uest-14 7 4 7-f ea288a2@req uests. fyi. org. nz
Ref:
H202101848
Dear Felix Lee
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 23 February 2021 for:
" .
.. any advice or documents regarding the decision to make the COV/0-19 vaccines free
for non-citizen/residents"
On 23 March 2021, the Ministry extended the timeframe to respond to your request to 20 April
2021, as further collation and consultation was required.
We have interpreted your request to include formal advice and documents. The table in
Appendix 1 outlines four documents within scope of your request, and my decision on the
release of each document.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may
be contacted by email at: [email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at: www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official
information-act-requests.
Yours sincerely
Maree Roberts
Deputy Director-General
Strategy and Policy
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
#
Date
Title
Decision on release
1 7 December 2020
Memo to Steering Group: Non Released with some information withheld
residents eligibility for COVID- under the following sections of the Act:
19 immunisation
• 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional
privilege
• 9(2)U) to enable the Ministry to carry
on negotiations without prejudice or
disadvantage.
2 15 January 2021
Briefing: Draft Cabinet Paper:
Released with some information withheld
February 2021 update on the
under the following sections of the Act:
COVID-19 Immunisation
• 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of
Strategy and Programme
natural persons
[HR20202320]
• 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional
privilege.
Some information outside the scope of
the request has also been withheld.
3 11 February 2021
Briefing: Ministerial Direction:
Released with some information withheld
Eligibility for publicly funded
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to
COVID-19 Immunisation
protect the privacy of natural persons.
[HR20210174]
The attachment to this document is
Please note that the reference refused under section 18( d) of the Act, as
to HR20202330 in paragraph 4 it is publicly available at:
is incorrect - it should refer to
www. health. govt. nz/system/fi les/docume
HR20202320, as referenced in nts/pages/covid-19-vaccine-eligibility-
paragraph 2.
d i rection-2021-gazette-notice. pdf
4
Cabinet Paper: February 2021 Refused under section 18(d) of the Act,
update on the COVID-19
as this information will soon be publicly
Immunisation Strategy and
available on the Ministry's website at:
Programme
www.health.govt.nz/about
ministry/information-releases/release
ministerial-decision-making-documents
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