Dated at Wellington this 21st day of September 2020.
Hon Chris Hipkins,
Minister of Health.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
The principal order is amended so that the alert level 2 requirements set out in Part 3 of that order are adjusted as follows:
the number limit for a social gathering is increased from 10 to 100 people:
supermarkets and petrol stations are partially exempted from the requirement in clause 10 for workplaces to have record-keeping systems and processes (in addition to displaying a QR code) in place for contact tracing purposes.
Supermarkets and petrol stations will now only be required to have these systems in place to enable records to be kept of workers entering those workplaces, rather than everyone who enters those workplaces. This is the same as the current requirement for transport stations.
When this order comes into effect, the Auckland area will be the only part of New Zealand where the alert level 2 requirements apply. Accordingly, the amendments made by this order affect only the Auckland area.
This order must be approved by a resolution of the House of Representatives before the expiry of the period described in section 16(2) of the Act. If this does not happen, the order is revoked on the expiry of that period.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 21 September 2020.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.