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Human Rights Information and Support Services
New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Tēnā koe Chuck Schooner

Acknowledgment of receipt of a request for information

Thank you for your information request, which was received by the Human
Rights Commission on 11 May 2022.

We will now consider your information request under the Official
Information Act and endeavour to respond to your request as soon as
possible and aim to contact you as soon as possible within 20 working
days, by 9 June 2022.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe within 20 working days. If you have any
queries, please feel free to contact us on [1][email address] or telephone
0800 496 877. We are able to provide confidential services for
interpreting in 42 languages, and NZ Relay Service for those with speech
or hearing impairments.

Nāku noa, nā

Joanne

 

Joanne van Heerden​​
Services Coordinator (ICT) | Kaituitui Hangarau
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freephone: 0800 496 877  |  w: [3]www.hrc.co.nz
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Tçnâ koe Chuck

Response to your request for information

On 11 May 2022, you requested from the Human Rights Commission the
following information: 

"Any and all legal opinions associated with NZ Human Rights and the
proposed global pandemic treaty by the WHO".

We understand you are requesting any and all legal opinions held by the
New Zealand Human Rights Commission on proposals by the World Health
Organisation ('WHO') for a convention, agreement or other international
instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, as referred
to in this article
[1]https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases...
(WHO, 20 May 2022).

The Human Rights Commission does not hold any legal opinions on this. We
are therefore refusing your request under section 18(e) of the Official
Information Act because the information requested does not exist. 

Alternative avenues
If you are unhappy with this response, under the Official Information Act
you are entitled to complain to the Ombudsman’s Office. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
on freephone 0800 802 602.

If you have any further queries about this response, please feel free to
contact us directly.

Ngâ mihi
 
Human Rights Information and Support Services
New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Môhiohio Tika Tangata me ngâ Ratonga Tautoko 
Human Rights Information and Support Services
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kâhui Tika Tangata 
t: 0800 496 877
e: [3][Human Rights Commission request email] | w: [4]www.hrc.co.nz

 

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