Advice provided by the NZDF to the Ministry and by the Ministery to the Minister about the COVID-19 Vaccines and Mandates
M. Fitzgibbon made this Official Information request to Ministry of Defence
The request was successful.
From: M. Fitzgibbon
To the Ministry of Defence,
I am requesting any advice provided by the Ministry of Defence to the Minister of Defence, about the COVID-19 vaccination of NZDF staff, and also advice provided concerning the subsequent vaccine mandate made by government.
I also request all advice provided by the Ministry of Defence to the Minister of Defence,
about the NZDF COVID-19 vaccination policy and the NZ Bill of Rights act 1990, also all advice provided by either the NZDF to the ministry or by the ministry to the Minister concerning the NZ Government Mandate requiring NZDF Staff be vaccinated and the NZ Bill of Rights act 1990.
I am also requesting copies of all correspondence between the Ministry of Defence and the Minister of Defence and vice versa concerning the above matters.
Yours faithfully,
M Fitzgibbon
From: Information
Ministry of Defence
Kia ora Mr Fitzgibbon
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Ngā mihi
Kate
Ministry of Defence
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From: Ministerial Services
Good morning
With regard to your two requests transferred to the New Zealand Defence
Force for response, pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA), a 20 working day extension notification is
required as the consultations necessary to make a decision on the requests
are such that proper responses cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to ask an Ombudsman to
review the decision to extend your request.
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Corporate and Ministerial Services
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From: Ministerial Services
Good morning
Please find attached a response to your requests of 31 January 2022:
Note, due to file size limitations additional enclosures will be provided
in a subsequent email.
Regards
Corporate and Ministerial Services
OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force
[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz
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the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not
necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence
Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose,
copy or
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this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately.
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From: Ministerial Services
Please find attached the remaining enclosures:
Regards
Corporate and Ministerial Services
OCDF, Office of Chief of Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force
[1]www.nzdf.mil.nz
The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for
the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not
necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence
Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose,
copy or
distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received
this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately.
References
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