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New Zealand
19 June 2024
Erika Whittome
Our ref: F35010
fyi-request-26928-
By email
[email address]
Dear Erika
Official Information Act request: Vaccination requirements at Maritime NZ
I refer to your request of 22 May 2024 in which you requested the following:
“Under the Official Information Act, provide the following information:
1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Maritime NZ?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at Maritime NZ?
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking
place at Maritime NZ facilities on corona viruses, or the nursing of corona
virus patients at these facilities?
Please provide:
4.The written authorisation plus its date from the Director General specifying
persons at Maritime NZ who were authorised enforcement person(s) under
section 18 (1) (e) 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 Maritime NZ 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 Maritime NZ 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 Maritime NZ and/or its subsidiaries received for leasing or
renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 - 2023 , eg super Saturdays
events, staff vaxathons
TEL +64 4 473 0111
FAX +64 4 494 1263
Level 11,1 Grey Street, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
On 25 May we sought clarification from you about question 2, to which you
replied: Dear Ministerial Services,
Yes section 199 covers workplace diseases.
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5977194.html
Did Covid 19 arise out of the type of work taking place?
Response
1.
Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by Maritime NZ?
Maritime NZ did not report COVID-19 cases to WorkSafe as it was not
mandatory to do so.
2.
Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at Maritime NZ?
COVID-19 did not arise from the work of Maritime NZ.
3.
Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work
taking place at Maritime NZ facilities on corona viruses, or the nursing of
corona virus patients at these facilities?
There is not nor ever has been genetic gain of function work or nursing of
patients at Maritime NZ premises.
Please provide:
4.
The written authorisation plus its date from the Director General
specifying persons at Maritime NZ who were authorised enforcement
person(s) under section 18 (1) (e) 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;
No one from Maritime NZ was authorised under s. 18(1)(e) of the Public
Health Response Act 2020.
5.
Number of exemptions issued to Maritime NZ 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;
There were no exemptions issued to Maritime NZ staff under clause 9 of the
COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 or for any other
reason.
7.
In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment Maritime NZ and/or its
subsidiaries received for each staff member that was vaccinated, the amount
and the scheme the payment was provided under and;
No payments were made to Maritime NZ for vaccination of staff.
TEL +64 4 473 0111
FAX +64 4 494 1263
Level 11,1 Grey Street, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
8.
Any payment the Maritime NZ and/or its subsidiaries received for
leasing or renting floor space for vaccination in 2021 - 2023 , eg super
Saturdays events, staff vaxathons
Maritime NZ did not hold any vaccine events.
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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response (with your personal details removed) may be
published on Maritime New Zealand’s website.
If you wish to discuss this decision, please feel free to email us at
[Maritime New Zealand request email] .
Yours sincerely
Christine Ross
Manager, Communication and Ministerial Services
