Vaccination requirements at Auckland Council
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Auckland Council
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Auckland Council,
Between December 2021 - April 2022, the Auckland Council had in place a mandated vaccination policy for staff and visitors of many of its public facilities such as libraries, yet the Council was not one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (vaccinations) order 2021.
Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Auckland Council?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at Auckland Council?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at Auckland Council on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona virus patients?
Please provide:
4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at Auckland Council who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;
5.Number of exemptions issued to Auckland Council workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;
6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number issued and;
7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment Auckland Council and/or its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;
8.Any payment the Auckland Council and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super Saturdays events, the Auckland CBD Vaccination Center at 35 Graham Street, eg space leased by Panuku the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
From: Official Information
Auckland Council
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request for information about Vaccination requirement
Auckland Council.
I have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 17 June 2024.
If you have further questions please feel free to contact Elaine Tunai-Po
([1][email address]) on 09 301 0101, quoting
reference 8140013820.
Ngā mihi,
The Privacy and LGOIMA team
Auckland Council
From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #26849 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccination requirements at
Auckland Council
Dear Auckland Council,
Between December 2021 - April 2022, the Auckland Council had in place a
mandated vaccination policy for staff and visitors of many of its public
facilities such as libraries, yet the Council was not one of the affected
groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (vaccinations) order 2021.
Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Auckland Council?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at Auckland Council?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work
taking place at Auckland Council on corona viruses, or the nursing of
corona virus patients?
Please provide:
4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at Auckland Council who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please
provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the
authorised enforcement person(s) and;
5.Number of exemptions issued to Auckland Council workers under clause 9
of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;
6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number
issued and;
7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment Auckland Council and/or
its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the
amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;
8.Any payment the Auckland Council and/or its subsidiaries received for
leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super
Saturdays events, the Auckland CBD Vaccination Center at 35 Graham Street,
eg space leased by Panuku the amount and the scheme the payment was
provided under.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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From: Elaine Tunai-Po
Auckland Council
Tēnā koe Erika,
Thank you for your request for information. Please see attached our
response.
If you have any further queries please contact our team at
[1][email address] quoting Official
Information Request No 8140013820.
Nāku noa, nā | Regards
Elaine Tunai-Po | Privacy & Official Information Business Partner
Governance Services| Auckland Council - Te Kaunihera ō Tāmaki Makaurau
From: Erika Whittome <[2][FOI #26849 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2024 4:00 AM
To: Official Information <[3][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccination requirements at
Auckland Council
Dear Auckland Council,
Between December 2021 - April 2022, the Auckland Council had in place a
mandated vaccination policy for staff and visitors of many of its public
facilities such as libraries, yet the Council was not one of the affected
groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (vaccinations) order 2021.
Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Auckland Council?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at Auckland Council?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work
taking place at Auckland Council on corona viruses, or the nursing of
corona virus patients?
Please provide:
4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons
at Auckland Council who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (2) the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. Please
provide the functions and powers that could be carried out by the
authorised enforcement person(s) and;
5.Number of exemptions issued to Auckland Council workers under clause 9
of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021;
6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and number
issued and;
7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment Auckland Council and/or
its subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the
amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;
8.Any payment the Auckland Council and/or its subsidiaries received for
leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 and 2022 , eg super
Saturdays events, the Auckland CBD Vaccination Center at 35 Graham Street,
eg space leased by Panuku the amount and the scheme the payment was
provided under.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[4][FOI #26849 email]
Is [5][Auckland Council request email] the wrong address for
Official Information requests to Auckland Council? If so, please contact
us using this form:
[6]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[7]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Auckland Council
You have not answered question 2 of this information request: Did Covid-19 arise out of the nature of the work taking place at Auckland Council?
Furthermore, I see Auckland Council mentions vaccinations on a job post dated 11 December 2024 on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40940...
"Tātaki Auckland Unlimited strongly encourages our employees to be fully vaccinated."
Would you kindly supply the requested information on whether covid-19 arises out of the nature of the work taking place at Auckland Council?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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