29 September 2023 
 
 
Erika Whittome 
[FYI request #23781 email] 
 
 
Tēnā koe Erika 
 
Your request for official information, reference: HNZ00027972 
 
Thank you for your email on 11 August 2023, asking for the following under the Of icial Information 
Act 1982 (the Act):  
 
I refer you to this OIA on clause 12A exemptions in 
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Could you please give me the industry category of these workplaces which received 12A 
exemptions. Eg how the industry is categorized in the work it does, such as Education, 
corrections, transport, aviation, shipping, food manufacturing etc etc. 
 
Al  those who received 12A exemptions per the previous response (ref. HNZ00029378) were in 
health-related work.  
 
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Nāku iti noa, nā 
 
 
 
 
Rachel Mackay 
Acting Interim Director, Prevention 
National Public Health Service 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand 
  
  
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz 
 PO Box 793, Wellington 6140 
New Zealand 
 

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