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Please accept this as acknowledgement that your email has been received by
my office.

 

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All the latest COVID-19 information can be found at [1]covid19.govt.nz

For information on testing go
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You can also call Healthline free on 0800 611 116 for health advice and
information at any time.

 

Vaccination

To get your COVID-19 vaccination head
to [3]bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz or to the [4]Healthpoint website to
find a vaccination site near you.  

Getting your booster is as important as ever. Even if you aren’t due yours
yet, book it in now at the website above.

COVID-19 Protection Framework

The COVID-19 Protection Framework has been simplified. For information
about what to do at Orange go
to: [5]https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/l...

If you have questions about the traffic light system, you can [6]make an
enquiry here.    

 

We appreciate your patience. 

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA261

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 10
June 2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

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Dear Chuck

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request of 12 May 2022.

 

 

Kind regards

Lana

 

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Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
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Dear Chuck,

 

Response to your request for official information

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 12 May 2022 for:

 

              “1) Can the Minister please provide the definition used by
the New Zealand Government in relation to informed consent?

              2) Does a mandate directly oppose a person’s ability to
obtain full informed consent associated with a medical procedure”

 

While I am unable to provide specific legal advice, I hope you find the
following information useful.

 

For the purposes of health and disability services, the Code of Health and
Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) specifies that every
person undergoing a health procedure has the rights that are set out in
the Code including the right to make an informed choice and to give
informed consent to any procedure, except where any enactment, or the
common law. Or any other provision of the Code provides otherwise. The
requirements of informed consent are at the heart of the Code and trigger
a number of other rights in the Code (Rights 5, 6 and 7).

 

The Code provides that all persons must be presumed to be competent to
make informed choices and give informed consent, unless there are
reasonable grounds for believing they are not competent.

 

Included in the right to be fully informed is the right to an explanation
of the options available, including an assessment of the expected risks,
side effects, benefits of each option. A person can only give informed
consent if they have been fully informed about the procedure.

 

As has been found in legislation relating to Orders under the Covid-19
Public Health Response Act 2020, even where there are mandatory
requirements in Orders, these are not inconsistent with the requirements
for informed consent. Persons can also make informed decisions knowing the
consequences if they do not consent to medical treatment (such as
vaccination or testing).

 

The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 provides that every person has the
right not to be subjected to ‘medical or scientific experimentation’
without that person’s consent and everyone has the right to refuse to
undergo any medical treatment.

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.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

 

From: Daniel Martin
Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2022 1:33 PM
To: '[FOI #19332 email]'
<[FOI #19332 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - NZ Government Definition of
Informed Consent - OIA0716 (CHOIA261)

 

Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA261

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 10
June 2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

[2]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

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Kia ora Chuck,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202207293.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ 

  

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame. 

  

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch. 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

  

[2]Ministry of Health information releases 

[3]Unite against COVID-19 

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 30 May 2022 for:

 

“… the definitions of
- coercion
- blackmail
- Hobson’s choice
It has recently been announced a second booster would be made available to
vulnerable groups (conspiracy theorists said this!). As at todays date
there are 18 serious side effects per Medsafe reporting. In line with the
definition of informed consent can you confirm that people looking to get
boosters and / or their fourth dose are made aware of all of these
potential side effects along with a warning that they could potentially
die given this gene therapy has killed people.
Please provide informed consent paperwork (if any) and or if I was to walk
into a pharmacy having not read a Medsafe report I’m assuming the
vaccinator will verbally inform me of the eighteen serious side effects
that Medsafe are monitoring?
If this is not completed why not?
If persons are not informed of these side effects then this doesn’t meet
the definition of informed consent per what you provided? Yes or No
With regard to the benefits latest Pfizer documentation has confirmed 12%
efficacy in the first week with a waning from there. Can you also confirm
per Pfizer’s documents that people are notified that there a limited
benefits as per the informed consent definition?”

 

Minister Verrall does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that this information is held by the Ministry
of Health (The Ministry). For this reason, I have decided to transfer your
request to the Ministry under section 14 of the Act. You can expect a
response from the Ministry in due course. 

 

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: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Daniel Martin

Health Private Secretary | Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister for COVID-19 Response

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Minister for Seniors

Associate Minister of Health

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

From: Daniel Martin
Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2022 1:33 PM
To: '[FOI #19332 email]'
<[FOI #19332 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - NZ Government Definition of
Informed Consent - OIA0716 (CHOIA261)

 

Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Minister's Office
reference number for your request is: CHOIA261

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 10
June 2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

[2]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

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Kia ora Chuck, 

Thank you for your request for official information which was transferred
from the Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall and received by the Ministry of
Health on 29 June 2022. The Ministry’s reference number for your request
is H202207293.

    

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.  

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.  

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[2]inistry of Health information releases 
U[3]nite against COVID-19 

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Please find attached a response regarding your request for information.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

 

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Please find attached a response regarding your request for information.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

 

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