Dear Vice Chancellor Dawn Freshwater

Between December 2021 - April 2022, The University of Auckland had in place a mandated vaccination policy for all students and staff, yet the University was not one of the affected groups in the Covid-19 Public Health (vaccinations) order 2021. 

Under the Official Information Ac, t please answer the following questions:

1.Was Covid 19 a disease reported to Worksafe by the UoA?
2.Did Covid 19 arise out of the nature of work at UoA? 
3.Is there or was there in the past, any genetic “gain of function” work taking place at UoA on corona viruses?

Please provide: 

4.The written authorisation from the Director General specifying persons at the University of Auckland who were authorised enforcement person(s) under section 18 (2)  the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and the functions and powers that could be carried out by the authorised enforcement person(s) and;

5.Number of exemptions issued to workers under clause 9 of the Covid 19 Health Response Act (Vaccination Order);

6.Any other exemptions issued to staff, please provide grounds and; 

7.In relation to covid 19 vaccines, any payment the University and/or its subsidiaries received for each UoA student that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under and;

8.Any payment the University and/or its subsidiaries received for each UoA staff member that was vaccinated, the amount and the scheme the payment was provided under.

Yours faithfully,

Mark