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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #25596 email]>;
Received: Fri Feb 02 2024 04:03:07 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Fines you have issued under Covid
and s191 designation under HSWA

Dear Ministry of Health,

Would you kindly share the details on the fines you have issued under
COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and any of the secondary
legislation Covid orders?
Please share:
1 The number of fines you have issued since the 2020 Act.

2 The monetary quantum value of all these issued fines

3. The amount you have collected in your Westpac account 030049 0001805
29, Ministry of Health Crown Account or any other accounts for your fines
collection to date including any credit card remittances.

4 The number of outstanding fines and the monetary value of these fines
you are yet to collect as of the date when you answer this OIA request.

5. the staff headcount at your offices dedicated to the issuance and
notices of such fines. For
Example the department and/or staff who address the email address
infringementfees at health.govt.nz.

6. I also request details of your  designation as a safety regulator under
section 191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The NZ Gazette does
not appear to have any historical notices from the Prime Minister
delegating this authority to the Ministry of Health. If you could share
this information, that would be much appreciated. Thanks very much.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome
 

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Kia ora Erika,

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information

 

Ngā mihi 

  

 

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

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

 

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