Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 2021.
Hon Chris Hipkins,
Minister for COVID-19 Response.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order comes into force at 11.59 pm on 16 December 2021.
Amendments to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Required Testing) Order 2020
Clause 5 revokes Part 2, which specifies requirements in relation to recurring saliva testing.
Clause 6 consequentially amends clause 15(1) to adjust cross-references due to the requirements relating to recurring saliva testing being revoked.
Clause 7 consequentially amends several of the items in Schedule 2 of the principal order that relate to saliva testing.
Amendments to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021
Clause 10 makes a clarification to the Part 10 heading of Schedule 2 and replaces “of” with “at” in item 10.1 of Schedule 2 for consistency with item 10.4 of that schedule.
Approval by resolution required
This order must be approved by resolution of the House of Representatives before the expiry of the period described in section 16(2) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020. If this does not happen, the order is revoked on the expiry of that period.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 14 December 2021.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.