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13 December 2022
Dan
By email: [FYI request #21395 email]
Ref:
H2022018604
Tēnā koe Dan
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 11 December 2022. You requested:
“
Under the 2022 Special Ukraine Policy:
1) What health checks do Ukrainians entering New Zealand under this policy undergo
before entering the country?
2) Specifically, given Ukraine has a high number of Tuberculosis cases than other
countries in the world, what specific tests do Ukranians take for this disease before
entering New Zealand?
3) How are these health checks tracked / monitored to ensure those entering the country
actually go ahead to undergo these tests, either before they arrive or on arrival?”
The requested information is held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
(MBIE). For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to MBIE under section 14(b)(i)
of the Act. You can expect a response from MBIE 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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: DG
<[FYI request #21395 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 11 December 2022 22:12
To: OIA Requests
<[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Health checks on Ukrainians entering New Zealand
Dear Ministry of Health,
Under the 2022 Special Ukraine Policy:
1) What health checks do Ukrainians entering New Zealand under this policy undergo before entering
the country?
2) Specifically, given Ukraine has a high number of Tuberculosis cases than other countries in the world,
what specific tests do Ukranians take for this disease before entering New Zealand?
3) How are these health checks tracked / monitored to ensure those entering the country actual y go
ahead to undergo these tests, either before they arrive or on arrival?
Yours faithfully,
Dan
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