File No. DOIA 2021-1656
8 March 2021
Mr T Baker
FYI.org.nz
[FYI request #14786 email]
Dear Mr Baker
Thank you for your email of 28 February to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (the
Ministry) requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
- Total number of people through New Zealand MIQ facilities, broken down by age group (0-9,
10-19 etc up to 80-89, 90+);
- Total number of positive cases of people through MIQ facilities, broken down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for people who were
identified as a positive case whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of hospital admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for people whilst in an
MIQ facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for COVID-19 related reasons for people whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of ICU admissions for non-COVID-19 related reasons for people whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 following a positive test result whilst in an MIQ
facility, broken down by age group;
- Total number of deaths for non-COVID-19 reasons whilst in an MIQ facility, broken down by
age group.
This letter is to notify you that the Ministry is transferring the request to the Ministry of Health, in
accordance with section 14 of the Act. This transfer is occurring because the Ministry believes that the
information requested is more closely aligned with the functions of the Ministry of Health.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of my decision to transfer your request. The relevant details can be found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
Yours sincerely
Electronically approved by Jacquiline Cooke
Jacquiline Cooke
Team Leader
Ministerial Services
Managed Isolation and Quarantine
Ref: 2021-1656