Evidence for vaccine mandating workplaces
Sarah Elliott made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Sarah Elliott
Dear Ministry of Health,
As a resident of New Zealand, I am requesting the following information.
I would like to see:
1) Copies of the scientific research and evidence documents (including published papers) used by the government to justify their decisions on vaccine mandating workplaces.
2) All meeting minutes where vaccine workplace mandates were on the agenda, discussed and agreed. These are from any relevant government department.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Elliott
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From: Sarah Elliott <[FOI #18826 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 9 March 2022 8:03 pm
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Evidence for vaccine mandating
workplaces
Dear Ministry of Health,
As a resident of New Zealand, I am requesting the following information.
I would like to see:
1) Copies of the scientific research and evidence documents (including
published papers) used by the government to justify their decisions on
vaccine mandating workplaces.
2) All meeting minutes where vaccine workplace mandates were on the
agenda, discussed and agreed. These are from any relevant government
department.
Yours faithfully,
Sarah Elliott
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Kia ora Sarah
Thank you for your request to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 9
March 2022 for:
1. All meeting minutes where vaccine workplace mandates were on the
agenda, discussed and agreed. These are from any relevant government
department.
As is stands, the information that you have requested would likely require
a substantial amount of time to collate and would involve a search for
this information manually across a number of teams within the Ministry. We
anticipate this would take longer than the 20 working day requirement
under the Act. If you are please able to refine your request to formal
written advice (briefings and aides memoire) that the Ministry of Health
provided to the Minister for COVID-19 Response regarding the vaccination
order, this will cover the the information you have requested and make
more manageable. Can you provide a timeframe for your request?
Additionally, can you please clarify as to whether are you seeking
information about a particular aspect of the workplace mandates (i.e.
education, healthcare, border workers)?
We look forward to receiving your response by 28 March 2022
Kind regards,
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Sarah Elliott
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the response - I would have responded sooner however the website was down.
Please see clarification of my request below.
Re point one - Copies of the scientific research and evidence documents (including published papers) used by the government to justify their decisions on vaccine mandating workplaces.
To clarify: I want to see the scientific research and evidence documents that were presented to the Covid 19 Minister from the Ministry of Health for him to use to justify his decision on going ahead with any workplace mandates within the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.
Re point two - All meeting minutes where vaccine workplace mandates were on the agenda, discussed and agreed. These are from any relevant government department.
To clarify: I want to see the minutes from the Ministry of Health and the Covid 19 Ministers response team where decisions were made to go ahead with workplace mandates.
Yours sincerely,
Sarah Elliott
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Kia ora Sarah
Please find attached a letter regarding your request.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
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Kia ora
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
partially transferred from the Ministry of Health on Tuesday 5 April,
2022. You requested:
“All meeting minutes where vaccine workplace mandates were on the agenda,
discussed and agreed. These are from any relevant government department.
To clarify: I want to see the minutes from the Ministry of Health and the
Covid 19 Ministers response team where decisions were made to go ahead
with workplace mandates.”
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Kia ora Sarah,
Please find attached a letter to your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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