Ref: 2223-2272

 

Kia ora A KS,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 3 April 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Thanks a lot for providing information under the following request.

 

https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Appendix one document (Section E) mentions the following on Page 29.

 

https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Guidelines have been developed for Medical Assessors to use when assessing
some of these health conditions including:

• Cardiovascular diseases

• Cochlear implants

• Diabetes

• Haemophilia

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• HIV

• Non Tuberculous Mycobacterium

• Renal failure and dialysis treatment

• Syphilis, and

• TB.

There are also guidelines to help with assessing:

• an applicant who may have special education needs • an applicant who may
need full-time care • urinalysis results • blood test results, and • chest
X-rays.

Requesting the guidelines

 

Medical Assessors can request the guidelines in PDF format by emailing:
[email address].

 

Question 1:-

 

For this OIA request, please provide the guidelines in PDF format for the
following.

 

• Cardiovascular diseases

• Diabetes

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Renal failure and dialysis treatment

• urinalysis results

• blood test results, and

 

As mentioned above, your response to other EOI hints about the existence
of such guidelines, which assessors can easily request; it would be great
if you could share those guidelines but only for the conditions mentioned
above. Please share the latest guidelines only.

 

Question 2:-

 

Appendix 1 mentions the following at several places  "Please refer to FIR
10.0".

However, in both appendix 1 and 2, I cannot find FIR 10.0.

I found that FIR is a further information request but is FIR 10.0
referring to a specific template numbered 10.0? Could you share the
particular document having info for FIR 10.0 and explain more about it?”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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1. mailto:[MBIE request email]

Kia ora A KS,

 

Thank you for your request of 3 April 2023 under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act).

 

This email is to advise you the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment has decided to grant your request. However, it has taken us
some time to prepare this information for release. We will send you the
information requested as soon as we can. Please note that some information
will be withheld under the relevant withholding sections of the Act.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please
contact Immigration New Zealand at [2][email address]

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Richa

Business Management Team

Enablement, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

References

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1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
2. mailto:[email address]

 

Kia ora A KS,

 

Pleas find attached the response to your Official Information Act request.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Richa

Business Management Team

Enablement, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

NZBN 9429000106078