Prime Minister’s Authorisation
Under section 8(c) of the now repealed COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020, the Prime Minister could authorise the use of COVID-19 orders, if satisfied that there was a risk of an outbreak or the spread of COVID-19.
The Prime Minister authorised the use of COVID-19 orders under the Act for specific matters on five occasions:
- on 17 October 2022 (notice expired on 20 January 2023)
- on 16 December 2022 (notice expired on 28 February 2023)
- on 27 February 2023 (notice expired on 28 April 2023)
- on 26 April 2023 (notice expired on 30 June 2023)
- on 27 June 2023, by the Acting Prime Minister (notice expired on 31 August 2023).
[Signed] C-19 PHR (Authorisation of C-19 Orders) Notice (No 3) 2023 (PDF, 81 KB)
Under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Revocations) Order 2022 (SL 2022/254):
The following orders were revoked from 11:59pm on 12 September 2022:
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 (LI 2020/241)
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 (LI 2020/240)
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Testing for COVID-19) Order 2022 (SL 2022/51)
The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (LI 2021/94) was revoked at 11:59pm on 26 September 2022.
Under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order Revocation Order 2022 (SL 2022/275):
The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order 2021 (SL 2021/427) was revoked at 12.01 am on 20 October 2022.
Under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Revocations) Order 2023 the following orders were revoked at 12:01am on 15 August 2023 (2023/196):
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Masks) Order 2022 (SL 2022/255)
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements) Order 2022 (SL 2022/46).
Downloads
- Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 Renewal Notice (No 3) 2022 – 12 September 2022
- Authorisation of Customs Officers – 1 August 2022 (PDF, 149 KB)
- Authorisation of Customs Officers – 1 August 2022 (Word, 209 KB)
- Authorisation of Assistant Customs Officers and Supervising Customs Officers – 1 August 2022 (Word, 209 KB)
- Authorisation of Assistant Customs Officers and Supervising Customs Officers – 1 August 2022 (PDF, 135 KB)
- Authorisation of Customs Officers (as enforcement officers for pre-departure testing, vaccination, traveller pass and traveller declaration requirements) – 30 June 2022 (Word, 85 KB)
- Authorisation of Customs Officers (as enforcement officers for pre-departure testing, vaccination, traveller pass and traveller declaration requirements) – 30 June 2022 (PDF, 151 KB)
- Authorisation of Authorised Officers – 12 April 2022 (Word, 428 KB)
- Authorisation of Trainee Health and Safety Inspectors – 12 April 2022 (Word, 428 KB)
- Authorisation of members of the Armed Forces for support at MIQF – 20 December 2021 (Word, 443 KB)
- Authorisation of members of the Armed Forces for support at MIQF – 20 December 2021 (PDF, 130 KB)
- Authorisation of WorkSafe inspectors – 20 December 2021 (Word, 440 KB)
- Authorisation of WorkSafe inspectors – 20 December 2021 (PDF, 142 KB)
- COVID-19 Public Health Response (Point-of-care tests) order 2021 – revoked 28 April 2023
Revocation of Director-General Notices
The following notices of the Director-General of Health are revoked with effect from 28 August 2023:
- Director-General Notice, dated 20 March 2022, made pursuant to clause 30 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 relating to “Critical Workers Delivering a Critical Health Service who are Confirmed or Probable Cases of COVID-19” [New Zealand Gazette, 1 April 2022, Notice No. 2022-go1250].
- Director-General Notice, dated 20 June 2022, made pursuant to clause 30 and clause 13(4)(a)(iii) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 relating to “Other Permitted Means of Private/Commercial Travel for Essential Permitted Movements” [New Zealand Gazette, 21 June 2022, Notice No. 2022-go2504].
[Signed] COVID-19 Public Health Response (Revocations) Order 2023 (PDF, 56 KB)
