Professor Antony Blakely, of Melbourne, specialist in epidemiology and public health, Research Professor, Population Interventions Unit and Scalable Health Intervention Evaluation (SHINE), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne,

Grant Maxwell Illingworth, KC, of Auckland, Barrister,

John Whitehead, CNZM, KStJ, of Wellington, economist, former Secretary to the Treasury, former Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank Group, and current Chancellor and Board Chair of the Order of St. John:

Greeting!

We, by this order, amend the Royal Commission of Inquiry (COVID-19 Lessons) Order 2022 issued at Wellington on the 7th day of December 2022.

This order is made—

(a)

under the authority of the Letters Patent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand, dated 28 October 1983;* and

(b)

under the authority of section 6 of the Inquiries Act 2013 and subject to the provisions of that Act; and

(c)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.

*SR 1983/225

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal order
4	Preamble amended
5	Clause 6 amended (Members and chairperson of inquiry)
6	Schedule amended
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

Order

1 Title

This order is the Royal Commission of Inquiry (COVID-19 Lessons) Amendment Order 2024.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 2 August 2024.

3 Principal order

This order amends the Royal Commission of Inquiry (COVID-19 Lessons) Order 2022.

4 Preamble amended

In the Preamble, replace “Hon Hekia Parata (Ngati Porou, Ngai Tahu), of Ruatoria, former Member of Parliament, and current Chair/Moderator of Education Policy Reform Dialogues, OECD, Dublin, Education Policy Ministerial 2022, Paris, and Chair of Tā Harawira Gardiner Centre for the Child, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi,” with “Grant Maxwell Illingworth, KC, of Auckland, Barrister,”.

5 Clause 6 amended (Members and chairperson of inquiry)

In clause 6(1)(b), replace “Hon Hekia Parata” with “Grant Maxwell Illingworth, KC”.

6 Schedule amended

In the Schedule, clause 10(2), replace “30 September 2024” with “28 November 2024”.

In witness whereof We have caused this Our Commission to be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington this 30th day of July 2024.

Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government.

Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann,
Administrator of the Government.

By Her Excellency’s Command,

Christopher Luxon,
Prime Minister.

Approved in Council,

Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 2 August 2024, amends the Royal Commission of Inquiry (COVID-19 Lessons) Order 2022 to—

appoint Grant Maxwell Illingworth, KC, of Auckland, Barrister as a member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Lessons Learned from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Response to COVID-19 That Should Be Applied in Preparation for a Future Pandemic (the inquiry) in place of Hon Hekia Parata, former Member of Parliament:
extend, from 30 September 2024 to 28 November 2024, the date by which the inquiry must deliver its report.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 1 August 2024.

This order is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Royal Commission of Inquiry (COVID-19 Lessons) Amendment Order 2024