Removing isolation periods and mask mandates
Kylie made this Official Information request to Ayesha Verrall
Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ayesha Verrall should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.
From: Kylie
Dear Ayesha Verrall,
Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Māori Health Authority, or e Pou Hauora Tūmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and, and removing the isolation period for COVID-19.
Yours faithfully,
Kylie
From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora
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Ngā mihi nui
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha
Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research,
Science and Innovation
Email:
[email address]
Private Bag 18041,
Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New
Zealand
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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora Kylie
Thank you for your email of 14 August in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:
Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Māori Health Authority, or e Pou Hauora Tūmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and, and removing the isolation period for COVID-19.
Minister Verrall is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and you can expect a response by 11 Sep
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Email: [email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: A Verrall (MIN)
Ayesha Verrall
Kia ora Kylie
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 14 August 2023. You requested:
“Please provide any advice you were given from Whaikaha Ministry of
Disabled People, Te Aka Whai Ora the Mâori Health Authority, or e Pou
Hauora Tûmatanui the Public Health agency, or any other agencies regarding
the removal of mask mandates from medical and disability care settings and
removing the isolation period for COVID-19.”
This information will soon be publicly available at:
[1]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/release-ministerial-decision-making-documents.
This includes a Cabinet paper titled COVID-19 public health measures and
the covering briefing. As such your request is refused under section 18(d)
of the Act as information requested will soon be publicly available.
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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngâ mihi
Office of Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister of Health
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Email: [3][email address]
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: Kylie
Dear A Verrall (MIN),
Hi there Dr Verrall, you said this would be released "soon" two weeks ago on Sept 5. Can you please be more specific re: the timeline for the release of these documents?
Yours sincerely,
Kylie
From: Kylie
Dear A Verrall (MIN),
Kia ora Dr Verrall, on Sept 5th you said that this information would be available at the link supplied "soon" it's now the 28th September. How soon is soon?
Yours sincerely,
Kylie
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