Pursuant to clause 24 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 9) 2021 (“Order”), the Director-General of Health may exempt a class of persons, businesses, services, or goods (or any person, business, service, or goods) from the application of any provision of the Order or from the requirement to comply with any provision of the Order.

Acting under delegated authority of the Director-General of Health and being satisfied that the exemption is necessary or desirable to promote the purposes of the Act or the purposes of the Order, and the extent of the exemption is not broader that is reasonably necessary, I grant an exemption to:

• The New Zealand Paralympic team, including players, coaches, team management and other support staff, who are travelling to Japan for the Paralympics, departing New Zealand between 19 August 2021 and 29 August 2021.

The exemption is from clause 15 of the Order, for the purpose of permitting essential personal movement to travel domestically and stay in accommodation as part of domestic travel within New Zealand to leave New Zealand for Japan from Auckland airport.

Conditions

The exemption is subject to the following conditions:

1. Comply with all other requirements under the Order, such as physical distancing and face-covering requirements;
2. Essential personal movement is undertaken as permitted in accordance with clause 16(m) of the Order, to leave New Zealand for another jurisdiction; and
3. The exemption is only to allow persons to travel and stay in accommodation for the purpose of travelling to depart New Zealand for the Paralympics, and not for any other purpose.

Dated this 18th day of August 2021.

Dr ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD, Director-General of Health.