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2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 This order is made by the Minister for COVID-19 Response under sections 11 and 15(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 in accordance with section 9 of that Act.
Contents Title Commencement Purpose Guide to this order Interpretation Application of order Part 1 Self-isolation of relevant persons Application of Part to relevant persons Subpart 1—Self-isolation provisions Period of self-isolation Person must remain at place of self-isolation except when undertaking permitted activities Person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted Person must undergo medical examination and testing as required Person must comply with requirements for monitoring compliance Subpart 2—Permitted reasons to leave place of self-isolation Essential permitted movement Permitted work and permitted work travel Part 2 Permitted work and permitted work travel Meaning of eligible worker When eligible worker permitted to leave place of self-isolation to undertake work Page 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 1 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 26 27 28 29 Eligible worker must travel alone, with fellow resident, or in manner specified by Director-General Subpart 1—Work in bubble-of-one Duties of eligible worker leaving place of isolation to undertake work in bubble-of-one Duties of business or service in relation to eligible worker undertaking work in bubble-of-one Subpart 2—Work for critical service Duties of critical worker and critical service Duties of critical worker leaving place of isolation to undertake work or collect authorised
 rapid antigen tests Duties of business or service in relation to critical workers Identification of critical workers When business or service permitted to issue authorisation letter to worker Registration of business or service in critical services register Authorisation of persons as critical workers by registered business or service Meaning of critical service Meaning of critical service Subpart 3—Miscellaneous How Part 2 applies to business or service Part 3 Miscellaneous Subpart 1—General exemption Exemption for emergencies Subpart 2—Obligations of fellow residents of relevant persons Fellow resident of relevant person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted Subpart 3—Managed isolation or quarantine may replace self- isolation Managed isolation or quarantine may replace self-isolation under this order 30 Director-General may specify matters by notice Subpart 4—Director-General notices 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 19 2 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Subpart 5—Amendments and revocation Revocation Revocation of COVID-19 Public Health Response (Requirements for Close Contacts) Order 2022 Consequential amendment to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 Principal order Clause 10 amended (Period of isolation or quarantine) Schedule 1 Self-isolation for COVID-19 cases Schedule 2 Self-isolation for household contacts of
 COVID-19 cases Schedule 3 Self-isolation for specified close contacts Schedule 4 Critical workers for specified events cl 4 19 20 20 21 23 25 27 Title Order This order is the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Require‐ ments and Permitted Work) Order 2022.
Commencement This order comes into force at 11.59 pm on 24 February 2022.

Purpose The purpose of this order is to limit the spread of COVID-19 by setting out requirements for persons who must self-isolate in accordance with this order (for example, COVID-19 cases), including— (a) self-isolation requirements and the permitted reasons for a person to leave their place of self-isolation; and (b) testing requirements for a person during the period of self-isolation.
Guide to this order Clauses 1 to 6 provide for preliminary matters, including the purpose of this order and definitions of key terms.

Part 1 sets out the self-isolation provisions that may apply to a person and pro‐ vides that a self-isolation provision does not have effect unless specified in a schedule of this order that applies to the person.
3 31 32 33 1 2 3 4 (1) (2) COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Part 2 sets out requirements that apply to a person permitted to undertake per‐ mitted work and permitted work travel under clause 14.
Part 3 provides for miscellaneous matters, including clause 29, which provides that a medical officer of health or a health protection officer may determine that a relevant person must be isolated and quarantined in accordance with Part 1 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 instead of the applicable self-isolation provisions under this order in cer‐ tain circumstances.

Schedule 1 specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to COVID-19 cases.
Schedule 2 specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to household con‐ tacts of COVID-19 cases.

Schedule 3 specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to specified close contacts.

Interpretation In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 applicable self-isolation provision, in relation to a relevant person, means a self-isolation provision listed in a self-isolation schedule that applies to the relevant person.
authorisation letter has the meaning given to it in clause 22(2) authorised rapid antigen test means a point-of-care test permitted to be used under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Point-of-care Tests) Order 2021 chief executive has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Act COVID-19 case has the meaning given by clause 1 of Schedule 1 COVID-19 symptoms means 1 of more of the following: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) a new or worsening cough: sneezing and a runny nose: a fever: temporary loss of smell: altered sense of taste: a sore throat: shortness of breath critical service has the meaning given by clause 25 critical services register has the meaning given by clause 23(5) critical worker means an eligible worker— (a) identified in an authorisation letter as a critical worker; or cl 5 (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 5 (1) 4 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 cl 5 (b) carrying out work for a health service or an emergency service referred to in clause 24(3) defined space— (a) means any single indoor space or single outdoor space; and (b) if there is more than 1 space in any premises, means a space described in paragraph (a) for which there are systems and processes in operation that ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that people using the space do not intermingle at a distance closer than 2 metres with other persons using, entering, or leaving the premises Director-General notice means a notice made under clause 30 distribution centre means a
 centre specified in a Director-General notice as a distribution centre for authorised rapid antigen tests eligible worker has the meaning given by clause 15 face covering means— (a) a face covering of a type specified in a Director-General notice for the purposes of this definition; or (b) if no type is specified, a covering of any type that— (i) (ii) covers the nose and mouth of a person; and is secured to the person’s head by ear loops or a head loop fellow resident, in relation to a relevant person, means
 a person who lives at the same place of self-isolation as the relevant person health protection officer has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956 health service— (a) means a service provided for the purpose of assessing, improving, pro‐ tecting, or managing the physical or mental health of individuals or groups of individuals; and (b) includes a managed isolation and quarantine service high risk infringement offence means the high risk class of infringement offence prescribed by regulation 5(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2021 household contact has the meaning given by clause 1 of Schedule 2 low risk infringement offence means the low risk class of infringement offence prescribed by regulation 5(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2021 medium risk infringement offence means the medium risk class of infringe‐ ment offence prescribed by regulation 5(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2021 5 cl 6 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 medical officer of health has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956 period of self-isolation, for a relevant person, has the meaning given by clause 8 permitted work has the meaning given by clause 14 permitted work travel has the meaning given by clause 14 place of self-isolation, for a relevant person,
 means the residence or other accommodation at which the relevant person is self-isolating registered business or service means a business or service that is registered as a critical service in the critical services register relevant person means a person to whom self-isolation provisions apply under— (a) (b) (c) clause 1 of Schedule 1: clause 1 of Schedule 2: clause 1 of Schedule 3 self-isolation schedule means any schedule of this order other than Schedule 4 specified close contact has the meaning given by
 clause 1 of Schedule 3 work in a bubble-of-one, in relation to a relevant person, means work under‐ taken by the relevant person in a defined space in which there are no other per‐ sons present.
(2) For the purposes of the definition of defined space,— (a) an indoor space is a single indoor space if there are walls (whether per‐ manent or temporary) that substantially divide that space from other spaces: (b) an outdoor space is a single outdoor space if— (i) (ii) there are walls (whether permanent or temporary) that substan‐ tially divide that space from other spaces; or all people in that space are separated by at least 2 metres from other people who are outside that space.
6 Application of order This order applies to the whole of New Zealand.

Part 1 Self-isolation of relevant persons Application of Part to relevant persons This Part sets out a range of provisions (self-isolation provisions) that may apply to a relevant person.
7 (1) 6 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 1 cl 10 (2) A self-isolation provision— (a) (b) does not have effect unless it is specified in a self-isolation schedule; and has effect in the manner specified in that schedule and subject to any modifications in that schedule.

Example Person A is a COVID-19 case.


The self-isolation provisions that apply to Person A are the self-isolation provisions listed in Part 2 of the self-isolation schedule that applies to COVID-19 cases (Schedule 1).

Subpart 1—Self-isolation provisions 8 9 Period of self-isolation A relevant person’s period of self-isolation is the period specified in the self- isolation schedule that applies to the relevant person.
Person must remain at place of self-isolation except when undertaking permitted activities (1) A relevant person must be isolated as required by this clause throughout their period of self-isolation.

(2) (3) (4) They must remain at their place of self-isolation, except when undertaking per‐ mitted activities.

They must have mobile phone coverage, a landline, or access to the Internet to enable contact with the Ministry of Health or another government agency if required.
They must have access to a place that the Ministry of Health or another govern‐ ment agency recognises as a community testing centre or another testing place for COVID-19 that enables them to report for, and undergo, medical examin‐ ation and testing for COVID-19 as required by this subpart.

(5) In this clause, permitted activities means activities of a kind permitted by a self-isolation schedule (through the specification of clause 13 or 14, or both).
(6) A breach of subclause (2) is a high risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
10 Person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted (1) A relevant person must not permit anyone to enter their place of self-isolation except— (a) (b) a fellow resident; or someone who needs to enter— (i) for contactless delivery of goods while wearing a face covering; or 7 Part 1 cl 11 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 (ii) (iii) (iv) to preserve or protect any person’s life, health, safety, or property in an emergency; or to provide necessary medical services; or to provide any home-help services (excluding cleaning services) for persons who require assistance because of sickness or disabil‐ ity.
(2) In this clause, contactless delivery means delivery while remaining at least 2 metres away from all other persons.
11 Person must undergo medical examination and testing as required During their period of self-isolation, a relevant person must do the following: (a) (b) (c) undergo medical examination and testing for COVID-19 at the times and using the methods specified in a Director-General notice; and report for medical examination and testing if required by a Director- General notice; and report the results of the testing to the Ministry of Health in the manner specified in a Director-General notice; and 12 Person must comply with requirements for monitoring compliance A relevant person must comply with the requirements for monitoring that ensure that they comply with the requirements for medical examination and testing under clause 11, as directed by a Director-General notice.
Subpart 2—Permitted reasons to leave place of self-isolation 13 Essential permitted movement (1) A relevant person is permitted to leave their place of self-isolation to undertake essential permitted movement.
(2) In this clause, essential permitted movement means— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) to report for, and undergo, medical examination and testing required by this Part; or to do any outdoor exercise in the neighbourhood of their place of self- isolation (but not at any shared exercise facility, such as a swimming pool); or to access an essential health service for treatment that cannot be deferred until after their period of self-isolation; or to attend any hearing of a court, a tribunal, the New Zealand Parole Board, or another judicial institution that they are required to attend by that institution; or to move to another place of self-isolation in order to preserve the rele‐ vant person’s own or another person’s life, health, or safety; or 8 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 1 cl 14 (f) (g) to visit a dying relative who is not expected to live beyond the relevant person’s period of self-isolation; or to visit the body of a relative before a funeral or tangihanga, if the rele‐ vant person will not be able to visit the body after their period of self- isolation.
(3) However, subclause (2)(f) and (g) does not permit the relevant person to attend a funeral or tangihanga.
(4) A relevant person travelling from their place of self-isolation to any other place to undertake essential permitted movement must— (a) travel— (i) (ii) (iii) by a private means of transport, either alone or with a fellow resi‐ dent only; or by walking alone; or if it is not practicable for the relevant person to comply with sub‐ paragraph (i) or (ii), in a manner specified in a Director-General notice; and (b) return directly to their place of self-isolation afterwards.
(5) The relevant person must wear a face covering at all times while undertaking essential permitted movement, except when exercising.

14 Permitted work and permitted work travel (1) A relevant person is permitted to leave their place of self-isolation to under‐ take— (a) (b) permitted work in accordance with Part 2; or permitted work travel in accordance with clause 17.

Example Person A is a COVID-19 case.


A is not permitted to leave their place of self-isola- tion under subclause (1) because clause 14 is not listed in Part 2 of the self-isola- tion schedule that applies to a COVID-19 case (Schedule 1).

Person B is a household contact of Person A.

B is permitted to leave their place of self-isolation under this clause because clause 14 is listed in Part 2 of the self-iso- lation schedule that applies to a household contact of a COVID-19 case (Schedule 2).
(2) In this clause,— permitted work means— (a) work in a bubble-of-one; or (b) work by a critical worker for a registered business or service; or (c) work by a critical worker for a health service or an emergency service referred to in clause 24(3); or 9 Part 2 cl 15 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 (d) work by a critical worker that is undertaken in connection with an event listed in Schedule 4 (for which the critical worker is identified in that schedule as a participant in the event) permitted work travel means travel to and from a relevant person’s place of self-isolation to— (a) (b) undertake permitted work; or if the relevant person is a critical worker, collect authorised rapid antigen tests from a distribution centre.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of permitted work in sub‐ clause (2), the work referred to in that paragraph includes a participant referred to in Schedule 4 undertaking, facilitating, or otherwise being involved in any exercise, training, or practice in connection with the event listed in that sched‐ ule.
Part 2 Permitted work and permitted work travel 15 Meaning of eligible worker A person is an eligible worker if— (a) (b) the person is a relevant person; and clause 14 is listed in a self-isolation schedule that applies to the person.

16 When eligible worker permitted to leave place of self-isolation to undertake work Bubble-of-one (1) An eligible worker must not leave their place of self-isolation to undertake work in a bubble-of-one unless the worker is— (a) (b) vaccinated; and asymptomatic.
Critical service (2) An eligible worker must not leave their place of self-isolation to undertake work for a critical service unless the worker— (a) (b) (c) is vaccinated; and is asymptomatic; and has returned a negative authorised rapid antigen test result for COVID-19 before leaving their place of self-isolation.

(3) A breach of subclause (1) or (2) is a high risk infringement offence for the pur‐ poses of section 26(3) of the Act.
(4) In this clause,— 10 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 2 cl 18 asymptomatic, in relation to an eligible worker, means that the eligible worker does not have any COVID-19 symptoms vaccinated, in relation to an eligible worker, means the eligible worker has received all of the doses of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines specified in an item of the table in Schedule 3 of the COVID-19 Pub‐ lic Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.
17 Eligible worker must travel alone, with fellow resident, or in manner specified by Director-General An eligible worker who leaves their place of self-isolation to undertake permit‐ ted work must— (a) travel to and from their place of self-isolation— (i) (ii) (iii) by a private means of transport, either alone or with a fellow resi‐ dent only; or by walking alone; or if it is not practicable for the eligible worker to comply with sub‐ paragraph (i) or (ii), in a manner specified in a Director-General notice; and (b) return directly to their place of self-isolation after undertaking the per‐ mitted work.
Subpart 1—Work in bubble-of-one 18 Duties of eligible worker leaving place of isolation to undertake work in bubble-of-one (1) An eligible worker must— (a) wear a face covering at all times while undertaking work in a bubble-of- one, except— (i) when eating, drinking, or taking medicine; or (ii) when communicating with a person if the person is deaf or hard of hearing and visibility of the mouth is essential for communication; or (iii) when asked to remove the face covering to ascertain the eligible worker’s identity; or (iv) when in an emergency; or (v) when removal of, or not wearing, the face covering is otherwise required or authorised by law; and (b) return to the eligible worker’s place of self-isolation as soon as practic‐ able after developing any COVID-19 symptoms.
11 Part 2 cl 19 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 (2) A breach of subclause (1) is a high risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
19 Duties of business or service in relation to eligible worker undertaking work in bubble-of-one (1) A business or service must have systems and processes in place to ensure, as far as practicable, that— (a) (b) (c) no other person enters a defined space while an eligible worker is under‐ taking work in a bubble-of-one for the business or service in the defined space; and the eligible worker remains at least 2 metres away from any other person when using, entering, or leaving the workplace; and the eligible worker undertaking work in a bubble-of-one has access to face coverings and complies with clause 18(1)(a).
(2) A breach of subclause (1) is a low risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
Subpart 2—Work for critical service Duties of critical worker and critical service 20 Duties of critical worker leaving place of isolation to undertake work or collect authorised rapid antigen tests (1) A critical worker must— (a) (b) take an authorised rapid antigen test each work day before leaving their place of self-isolation to undertake permitted work (other than work in a bubble-of-one); and carry, while undertaking permitted work (other than work in a bubble-of- one) or permitted work travel,— (i) (ii) an authorisation letter from a registered business or service; or an authorisation letter in connection with an event listed in Sched‐ ule 4; or (iii) work identification for a health service or an emergency service referred to in clause 24(3); and (c) notify the result of any authorised rapid antigen test taken by the critical worker— (i) (ii) to their employer before leaving their place of self-isolation to undertake permitted work or permitted work travel; and to the Ministry of Health in a manner required by a Director- General notice; and 12 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 2 cl 21 (d) wear a face covering at all times while undertaking permitted work, except— (i) when eating, drinking, or taking medicine; or (ii) when communicating with a person if the person is deaf or hard of hearing and visibility of the mouth is essential for communication; or (iii) when asked to remove the face covering to ascertain the critical worker’s identity; or (iv) when in an emergency; or (v) when removal of, or not wearing, the face covering is otherwise required or authorised by law; and (e) return to the critical worker’s place of self-isolation as soon as practic‐ able after developing any COVID-19 symptoms.
(2) A critical worker must, when taking a test under subclause (1)(a), use an authorised rapid antigen test obtained— (a) (b) from a distribution centre; or otherwise in a manner specified in a Director-General notice.

(3) A breach of subclause (1) is a high risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
(4) If a critical worker (A) is identified in Schedule 4 as a participant in an event listed in that schedule, A’s employer for the purposes of subclause (1)(c)(i) is a person who is responsible for managing or supervising A’s permitted work.
21 Duties of business or service in relation to critical workers (1) A registered business or service must have systems and processes in place to ensure, as far as is practicable, that— (a) (b) (c) a critical worker who is required to take an authorised rapid antigen test is able to notify the business or service of the result of the authorised rapid antigen test before leaving self-isolation to undertake permitted work or permitted work travel for the business or service; and the critical worker has access to face coverings and complies with clause 20(1)(d); and each other person working for the business or service in a defined space at the same time as a critical worker wears a face covering at all times, except— (i) when eating, drinking, or taking medicine; or (ii) when communicating with a person if the person is deaf or hard of hearing and visibility of the mouth is essential for communication; or 13 Part 2 cl 22 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 (iii) when asked to remove the face covering to ascertain the person’s identity; or (iv) when in an emergency; or (v) when removal of, or not wearing, the face covering is otherwise required or authorised by law; and (d) the critical worker has access to a defined space in which no other per‐ sons are present for the purpose of any breaks during which the critical worker is not wearing a face covering.
(2) (3) Subclause (1) applies to a health service or an emergency service referred to in clause 24(3) as if it were a registered business or service.

Subclause (1) does not apply in relation to permitted work undertaken in con‐ nection with an event listed in Schedule 4 by a critical worker who is identified in that schedule as a participant in the event.

(4) A breach of subclause (1) is a low risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
Identification of critical workers 22 When business or service permitted to issue authorisation letter to worker (1) A business or service must not issue an authorisation letter to a person unless— (a) (b) the business or service is registered in the critical services register; or the person is a participant in an event listed in Schedule 4.
(2) In this clause, authorisation letter means a document that is issued electronic‐ ally or in hard copy to a person who works for a business or service and that includes— (a) (b) (c) a statement that the person is a critical worker; and an outline of the protocols the person will need to follow to mitigate the risk of transmission of COVID-19; and if the business or service is a registered business or service, the unique identifier for the business or service in the critical services register.
(3) A breach of subclause (1) is a low risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
23 Registration of business or service in critical services register (1) A business or service is registered in the critical services register if— (a) (b) the business or service declares itself to be a critical service in the man‐ ner specified by the Director-General; and the chief executive has issued a letter to the business or service confirm‐ ing the business or service’s registration in the critical services register (a registration letter); and 14 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 2 cl 24 (c) the business or service has not been removed from the critical services register by the Director-General under subclause (3).
(2) The chief executive must issue a registration letter to a business or service that declares itself to be a critical service in accordance with subclause (1)(a).

(3) However, the Director-General may at any time remove a business or service from the critical services register if the Director-General is satisfied that the business or service is not a critical service.
(4) A registration letter issued by the chief executive to a business or service under subclause (1)(b) is not evidence that a business or service is, in fact, a critical service.

(5) In this clause, critical services register means a register approved by the Director-General to record— (a) (b) self-declarations of businesses or services as critical services; and information relating to each business or service.
24 Authorisation of persons as critical workers by registered business or service (1) A registered business or service must not provide an authorisation letter to a person unless— (a) (b) (c) the person is an eligible worker; and the person carries out work for the business or service that cannot be car‐ ried out remotely; and the registered business or service has evidence that the person is vacci‐ nated as defined in clause 16(4).
(2) A business or service that provides an eligible worker with an authorisation let‐ ter must— (a) (b) keep a copy of the authorisation letter; and provide a copy of the authorisation letter to an enforcement officer on request.
(3) This clause does not apply— (a) (b) to a health service or an emergency service of a type specified in a Director-General notice; or in relation to permitted work undertaken in connection with an event listed in Schedule 4 by a critical worker who is identified in that sched‐ ule as a participant in the event.

(4) A breach of subclause (1)(c) is a medium risk infringement offence for the pur‐ poses of section 26(3) of the Act.
(5) A breach of subclause (2) is a low risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
15 Part 2 cl 25 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Meaning of critical service 25 Meaning of critical service (1) A business or service is a critical service if— (a) (b) the business or service is of a type of service described in subclause (2) and the temporary closure of the business or service will cause signifi‐ cant economic, social, or physical harm to the community; or the business or service is a service (whether public or private) that is required to meet a statutory obligation (including a statutory obligation under the Animal Welfare Act 1999) and— (i) (ii) the statutory obligation cannot be fulfilled remotely; and alternative service provision is not available.
(2) The types of services are— (a) services to meet basic human needs, including services that involve any of the following: (i) (ii) (iii) food production and manufacturing: distribution and sale of basic food (such as supermarkets, dairies, and food banks): providing people with principal accommodation, including a pri‐ mary residence (such as an apartment in a hotel), social or emer‐ gency housing, or a place of self-isolation: (iv) health services: (b) key public services, including services that involve any of the following: (i) (ii) central and local government services and decision making: COVID-19 response services: (iii) managed isolation and quarantine services: (iv) (v) (vi) judicial services or other services in the justice sector: key regulatory functions: emergency services: (vii) other critical public services: (c) critical support systems and services, including services that involve any of the following: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) lifeline utilities: transport and logistics: critical financial services: news media: social welfare services: 16 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 3 cl 29 (vi) solid waste services: (d) services required for the maintenance or operation of services of a type described in paragraphs (a) to (c), for example, services that are required as part of a supply chain, as a necessary ancillary service, or for super‐ vising dependants of workers in critical sectors in a childcare or educa‐ tion context.
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous 26 How Part 2 applies to business or service (1) A clause of this Part that applies to a business or service applies to the person who carries on that business or service.

(2) A clause of this Part that applies in relation to a particular activity applies to a business or service to the extent that the activity is carried out by the business or service.
Part 3 Miscellaneous Subpart 1—General exemption 27 Exemption for emergencies Nothing in this order prevents any person from assisting in, or responding to, an emergency.

Subpart 2—Obligations of fellow residents of relevant persons 28 Fellow resident of relevant person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted A fellow resident of a relevant person must not permit anyone to enter the rele‐ vant person’s place of self-isolation except as permitted by clause 10.
Subpart 3—Managed isolation or quarantine may replace self-isolation 29 Managed isolation or quarantine may replace self-isolation under this order (1) A medical officer of health or a health protection officer may determine that a relevant person must be isolated or quarantined in accordance with Part 1 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 (the Isolation and Quarantine Order) instead of the applicable self-isolation provisions under this order if— 17 Part 3 cl 29 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 (a) (b) a medical officer of health or a health protection officer considers that the person does not have a suitable residence or other accommodation for the purposes of complying with the self-isolation provisions; and the chief executive has confirmed that there is capacity for the person to be isolated or quarantined under the Isolation and Quarantine Order.
(2) The person’s period of isolation or quarantine under Part 1 of the Isolation and Quarantine Order is— (a) the period— (i) (ii) commencing at the time at which the person is transferred to their place of isolation or quarantine under the Isolation and Quarantine Order; and ending at the end of the period of self-isolation specified in the applicable self-isolation schedule if a medical officer of health or a health protection officer is satisfied that the person meets the low-risk indicators, as determined as close as is reasonably prac‐ ticable to the end of that period; or (b) any longer period needed to satisfy a medical officer of health or a health protection officer that the person meets the low-risk indicators, but no longer than the period ending at the same time of day as, but on the 14th day after, the person became a relevant person.
(3) Despite subclause (1), the applicable self-isolation provisions under this order again applies to the person instead of Part 1 of the Isolation and Quarantine Order if a medical officer of health or a health protection officer is satisfied that the circumstances described in subclause (1) no longer applies.
(4) If the applicable self-isolation provisions under this order again apply to the person, their period of self-isolation under those requirements ends when it otherwise would have if Part 1 of the Isolation and Quarantine Order had not applied.
(5) In this clause, low-risk indicators, for a relevant person, means that— (a) the relevant person— (i) (ii) has undergone the medical examination and testing required to assess whether they have COVID-19, with a negative result; or has been determined by a medical officer of health or health pro‐ tection officer to have particular physical or other needs that make it inappropriate for them to undergo that medical examination and testing; and (b) other medical tests or information relating to the person (if any) indicate that the person is at low risk of having or transmitting COVID-19.
18 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Part 3 cl 31 Subpart 4—Director-General notices 30 (1) Director-General may specify matters by notice The Director-General may, by notice, specify anything that this order says may be specified by Director-General notice, including— (a) (b) (c) specifying a type of face covering for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of face covering in clause 5(1), which may include differ‐ ent types of face coverings for the purposes of different clauses; and specifying a manner in which a person may travel to and from their place of self-isolation under clause 13(4)(a)(iii) or 17(a)(iii) if satisfied that the manner specified minimises, so far as practicable, the risk of transmitting COVID-19 to other persons; and specifying, for the purposes of clause 24(3)(a), a health service or an emergency service to which clause 24 does not apply, if the Director- General is satisfied the service has alternative ways of appropriately identifying critical workers.
(2) A notice made under this clause is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements), unless it applies only to 1 or more named persons.

(3) A notice made under this clause for 1 or more named persons must be notified in writing to the applicant and any named person or persons as soon as practic‐ able after it is made.
Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this clause Publication LA19 s 74(1)(aa) The maker must publish it in accordance with the Legislation (Publication) Regulations 2021 The Minister must present it to the House of Representatives It may be disallowed by the House of Representatives Presentation Disallowance This note is not part of the order.
LA19 s 114 LA19 ss 115, 116 Subpart 5—Amendments and revocation Revocation 31 Revocation of COVID-19 Public Health Response (Requirements for Close Contacts) Order 2022 The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Requirements for Close Contacts) Order 2022 (SL 2022/19) is revoked.
19 Part 3 cl 32 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Consequential amendment to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 32 Principal order Clause 33 amends the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quar‐ antine) Order 2020.
33 Clause 10 amended (Period of isolation or quarantine) (1) After clause 10(1), insert: (1A) However, if clause 29 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 applies to the person, the per‐ son’s period of isolation or quarantine is instead the period that applies to the person under clause 29(2) of that order.

(2) Revoke clause 10(2)(c).


20 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Self-isolation for COVID-19 cases cl 7 Part 1 Application 1 (1) Application of this schedule This schedule applies to a person (a COVID-19 case) if— (a) (b) there is definitive laboratory evidence that the person has COVID-19; or the person has returned a positive result from an authorised rapid antigen test.
(2) However, a person is not a COVID-19 case if the person, within the 1-month period ending on the date on which subclause (1) first applies to the person, has been a COVID-19 case and completed a period of self-isolation.
(3) In this clause, definitive laboratory evidence means— (a) detection of SARS-CoV-2 from a clinical specimen using— (i) (ii) a validated nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19; or a validated single target point of care nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19; or detection of coronavirus from a clinical specimen using a pan-coronavi‐ rus nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19 and confirm‐ ation as SARS-CoV-2 by sequencing; or detection from a clinical specimen of a significant rise in IgG antibody level to SARS-CoV-2 between paired sera; or detection of SARS-CoV-2 from a clinical specimen using a validated laboratory multi-target nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19.
(b) (c) (d) nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) for COVID-19 means a test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral ribonu‐ cleic acid using— (a) (b) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR); or transcription-mediated amplification (TMA).

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of definitive laboratory evi‐ dence, a very weak positive result is only laboratory definitive evidence if the result is confirmed in a second sample.
21 Schedule 1 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 2 Part 2 of this schedule applies to all COVID-19 cases Part 2 of this schedule specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to a COVID-19 case.
Part 2 Self-isolation provisions that have effect Clause cl 8 Brief description Self-isolation requirements Period of self-isolation Modification For the purposes of clause 8, the period of self-isolation— (a) (b) starts as soon as practicable after the person becomes aware they are a COVID-19 case; and ends at the same time of day as, but on the 10th day after, the earlier of the following: (i) (ii) the time at which the person developed any COVID-19 symptoms: the time at which they returned a positive COVID-19 test result.
Person must remain at place of self- isolation except when undertaking permitted activities Person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted Person must undergo medical examination and testing as required Person must comply with any requirements for monitoring compliance Permitted reasons to leave place of self-isolation Essential permitted movement Part 3 Miscellaneous How to read clause references In this schedule, a clause reference in a table is a reference to a clause in Part 1 of this order.
Relationship with other self-isolation schedules If there is an inconsistency between this schedule and Schedule 2 or 3, this schedule prevails.
cl 9 cl 10 cl 11 cl 12 cl 13 3 4 22 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Schedule 2 Schedule 2 Self-isolation for household contacts of COVID-19 cases cl 7 Part 1 Application 1 (1) Application of this schedule This schedule applies to a person (a household contact) who is a fellow resi‐ dent of a COVID-19 case.
(2) However, a person is not a household contact if the person— (a) (b) is a COVID-19 case; or has, within the 1-month period ending on the date on which subclause (1) first applies to the person, been a COVID-19 case and completed a period of self-isolation.

2 Part 2 of this schedule applies to all household contacts Part 2 of this schedule specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to a household contact.
Part 2 Self-isolation provisions that have effect Clause cl 8 Brief description Self-isolation requirements Period of self-isolation cl 9 Person must remain at place of self- isolation except when undertaking permitted activities Modification For the purposes of clause 8, the period of self-isolation— (a) (b) starts as soon as practicable after the person becomes aware they are a household contact; and ends at the same time of day as, but on the 10th day after, the earlier of the following: (i) (ii) the time the household contact’s fellow resident developed any COVID-19 symptoms: the time the household contact’s fellow resident returned a positive COVID-19 test.
23 Schedule 2 Clause cl 10 cl 11 cl 12 cl 13 cl 14 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Modification Brief description Person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted Person must undergo medical examination and testing as required Person must comply with any requirements for monitoring compliance Permitted reasons to leave place of self-isolation Essential permitted movement Permitted work and permitted work travel Part 3 Miscellaneous 3 How to read clause references In this schedule, a clause reference in a table is a reference to a clause in Part 1 of this order.
4 (1) (2) Relationship with other self-isolation schedules If there is an inconsistency between this schedule and Schedule 1, Schedule 1 prevails.

If there is an inconsistency between this schedule and Schedule 3, this schedule prevails.
24 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Self-isolation for specified close contacts cl 7 Part 1 Application 1 (1) (2) Application of this schedule This schedule applies to a person (a specified close contact) if the Director- General specifies in a Director-General notice that the person that this schedule applies to the person.
The Director-General may specify in a Director-General notice that this sched‐ ule applies to the person only if satisfied that— (a) (b) the person has been in a defined space at the same time as or immedi‐ ately after a COVID-19 case during the case’s infectious period; and the person is at significant risk of having been exposed to COVID-19 as a result.
(3) In this clause, infectious period, in relation to a COVID-19 case, means the period— (a) commencing 48 hours before the case develops COVID-19 symptoms; and (b) ending 10 days after the case develops COVID-19 symptoms.

2 Part 2 of this schedule applies to all specified close contacts Part 2 of this schedule specifies the self-isolation provisions that apply to a spe‐ cified close contact.
Part 2 Self-isolation provisions that have effect Clause cl 8 Brief description Self-isolation requirements Period of self-isolation Modification For the purposes of clause 8, the period of self-isolation— (a) starts as soon as practicable after the person is notified that this schedule applies to them (the start time); and (b) ends at the earlier of the following: (i) the same time of day as, but on the 10th day after, the start time; or 25 Schedule 3 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Clause Brief description Modification (ii) the same time of day as, but on the 10th day after, the person develops any COVID-19 symptoms; or (iii) any earlier time specified in a Director-General notice.
Person must remain at place of self- isolation except when undertaking permitted activities Person must not permit anyone to enter place of self-isolation except as permitted Person must undergo medical examination and testing as required Person must comply with any requirements for monitoring compliance Permitted reasons to leave place of self-isolation Essential permitted movement Permitted work and permitted work travel Part 3 Miscellaneous How to read clause references In this schedule, a clause reference in a table is a reference to a clause in Part 1 of this order.
Relationship with other self-isolation schedules If there is an inconsistency between this schedule and any other self-isolation schedule, the other Schedule prevails.
cl 9 cl 10 cl 11 cl 12 cl 13 cl 14 3 4 26 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Explanatory note Schedule 4 Critical workers for specified events Item 1 2 3 Event International Cricket Council Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 to be held in New Zealand from 4 March 2022 to 4 April 2022 DHL Super Rugby Pacific 2022 Season ANZ Test Series Blackcaps vs South Africa cl 5 Participants Players and staff of participating cricket teams Match officials, event staff, host broadcast crew, venue and match set up staff, turf staff, and venue operations staff Players and staff of participating rugby teams Game officials, event staff, host broadcast crew, venue and game set up staff, turf staff, and venue operations staff Players and staff of participating cricket teams Match officials, event staff, host broadcast crew, venue and match set up staff, turf staff, and venue operations staff Dated at Wellington this 24th day of February 2022.
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 revokes and replaces the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Require‐ ments for Close Contacts) Order 2022 (the revoked order).

It comes into force at 11.59 pm on 24 February 2022.
Relationship of order to directions under section 70 of Health Act 1956 This order applies to COVID-19 cases, household contacts, and close contacts speci‐ fied by the Director-General.

The requirements in this order are intended to replace the self-isolation requirements under the direction relating to persons who are con‐ firmed or probable cases of COVID-19 issued by the Director-General on 18 Febru‐ ary 2022 under section 70 of the Health Act 1956.
How to read this order The self-isolation requirements for each class of persons covered by the order are set out in the following dedicated schedules for each group (each a self-isolation sched‐ ule: 27 Explanatory note COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 • • • Schedule 1 lists the applicable self-isolation provisions for a COVID–19 case (a person for whom there is definitive laboratory evidence that they have COVID-19 or who has returned a positive authorised rapid antigen test result, excluding a person who has previously tested positive and completed their period of self-isolation in the last month): Schedule 2 lists the applicable self-isolation provisions for a household con‐ tact (a person who lives in the same household as a COVID–19 case, exclud‐ ing a person who is a COVID-19 case themselves or who has previously tested positive and completed their period of self-isolation in the last month): Schedule 3 lists the applicable self-isolation provisions for a specified close contact (a person specified by the Director-General to be subject to this sched‐ ule, if the Director- General is satisfied that the person has been in contact with a COVID-19 case during the case’s infectious period and the person is at sig‐ nificant risk of having been exposed to COVID-19).
Persons who are not listed in a self-isolation schedule are not required to self-isolate under this order.

All self-isolation provisions are set out in the main body of the order, but have no legal effect unless they are made active by being specified in a self-isola‐ tion schedule (see clause 7).

Part 1—Self-isolation provisions Clause 8 provides that a person’s period of self-isolation is the period specified in the applicable self-isolation schedule.
The period of self-isolation for COVID-19 cases, household contacts, and specified close contacts under this order is a maximum of 10 days, commencing as soon as practicable after the person become aware they are a COVID-19 case or household contact, or is notified that they are specified close con‐ tact (see Part 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 3).
Clause 9 sets out a range of self-isolation provisions that apply to a person (if those provisions are specified in a self-isolation schedule), including that a person must— • • • remain at their place of self-isolation except when undertaking permitted activ‐ ities (as set out in the relevant self-isolation schedule); and have mobile phone coverage, a landline, or access to the Internet to enable con‐ tact with the Ministry of Health or another government agency if required; and have access to a place that enables them to report for and undergo testing for COVID-19 as required.
Clause 10 provides that a person must not permit anyone to enter their place of self- isolation, except for other residents or someone who needs to enter for contactless delivery, emergency purposes, or home–help services due to sickness or disability.
Clauses 11 and 12 provide that a person must report for medical examination and testing for COVID-19 as required by the Director-General in a Director-General notice during their self-isolation period, report the results of the testing, and comply with any monitoring requirements to ensure compliance with testing requirements.
28 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Explanatory note A person may leave their place of self-isolation for essential permitted movement.
A person may undertake the following as essential permitted movement (see clause 13): • • • • • • • reporting for and undergoing testing and examination for COVID-19: outdoor exercise in their neighbourhood (except at any shared facility): accessing essential health services for treatment that cannot be deferred: attending a court or tribunal hearing: moving to another place of self-isolation for health or safety reasons: visiting a dying relative who is not expected to live beyond their period of self- isolation, or visiting the body of a relative before a funeral or tangihanga if that would not be possible after their period of self-isolation.
Clause 13(5) provides that a person must wear a face covering when undertaking essential permitted movement, except when exercising.

In travelling to any essential permitted movement, the person must travel by a private means of transport (either alone or with a fellow resident), or in a manner directed by Director-General notice (see clause 13(4)).
Clause 14 also permits a person (where specified in a self-isolation schedule) to leave their place of self-isolation to undertake work in a defined space where they are the only person present (work in a bubble-of-one) or critical work (both permitted work), or to undertake travel to and from their place of self-isolation to undertake permitted work or, if the person is a critical worker, to collect authorised rapid antigen tests from a distribution centre (permitted work travel).
Part 2—Permitted work and permitted work travel Part 2 provides for the circumstances in which a person may leave their place of self- isolation to undertake permitted work.

Currently, only household contacts and speci‐ fied close contacts may undertake permitted work under this order (see Schedules 2 and 3).
Under clauses 16 and 17, a person who is permitted to undertake permitted work (an eligible worker) may leave their place of self-isolation to undertake work if— • • • • they are vaccinated and asymptomatic; and if undertaking critical work, they have had a negative authorised rapid antigen test result (this is not required for work in a bubble-of-one); and they travel to work in private transport or another manner specified in a Director-General notice; and the work is permitted work.
Subpart 1 of Part 2 provides for additional duties for persons working in a bubble-of- one and businesses or services that have close contacts undertaking work in a bubble- of-one for them, including— 29 Explanatory note COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 • • requirements for an eligible worker working in a bubble-of-one to wear a face covering at all times (subject to exceptions) and return to the eligible worker’s place of isolation as soon as practicable after developing any COVID-19 symp‐ toms; and requirements for a business or service to have systems and processes in place to ensure, as far as practicable, that no other person enters a defined space while an eligible worker is undertaking work in a bubble-of-one in the defined space, that the eligible worker remains at least 2 metres away from any other person, and that the eligible person has access to face coverings and complies with the requirement to wear one.
Subpart 2 of Part 2 provides for— • • • • duties of critical workers and registered businesses and services; and process requirements for businesses and services to register as a critical service and identify critical workers; and identification of critical workers; and the meaning of critical service.
The duties of critical workers are to— • • • • take an authorised rapid antigen test each day they undertake permitted work and notify their employer and the Ministry of Health of the result of the test before leaving their place of self-isolation to undertake permitted work; and carry an authorisation letter from a registered business or service when under‐ taking permitted work or permitted work travel; and wear a face covering at all times (subject to exceptions); and return to the critical worker’s place of isolation as soon as practicable after developing any COVID-19 symptoms.
The duties of registered businesses and services include a requirement for the busi‐ nesses and services to ensure that critical workers have access to a face covering and a defined space in which no other persons are present for the purpose of any breaks during which the critical worker is not wearing a face covering.
A business or service may only issue an authorisation letter to a worker stating that they are a critical worker if (see clauses 22, 23, and 24)— • • • the business or service is registered in the critical services register or partici‐ pants in an event listed in Schedule 4 (specified events) work for the business or service; and the person carries out work for the business or service that cannot be carried out remotely; and the registered business or service has evidence that the person is vaccinated.
Clause 25 provides that a business or service is a critical service if— 30 2022/46 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 Explanatory note • • the business or service provides services to meet basic human needs, key pub‐ lic services, critical support systems and services, or services required for the maintenance or operation of these types of services, and the temporary closure of the business or service will cause significant economic, social, or physical harm to the community; or the business or service is a service (whether public or private) required to meet a statutory obligation (including a statutory obligation under the Animal Wel‐ fare Act 1999), if the statutory obligation cannot be fulfilled remotely or alter‐ native service provision is not available.
Part 4—Miscellaneous Clause 27 provides that noting in this order prevents a person from assisting in, or responding to, an emergency.

Clause 28 provides that any person who lives at a person’s place of self-isolation must not permit anyone to enter the place of self-isolation.
Clause 29 provides that a person may be isolated or quarantined at a managed isola‐ tion and quarantine facility instead of in accordance with the applicable self-isolation provisions under the order when a medical officer of health or a health protection offi‐ cer has determined that the person does not have a suitable residence or other accom‐ modation for the purposes of complying with the self-isolation provisions.
The per‐ son’s period of isolation will be the same as the period specified in the applicable self-isolation schedule if an officer is satisfied that the person meets certain low-risk indicators at the end of that period, or otherwise up to 14 days.

Clause 30 provides that the Director-General may specify anything that the order says may or must be specified by notice.

Clauses 32 and 33 consequentially amend clause 10 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020.
Schedules Schedules 1 to 3 set out the self-isolation provisions that apply to COVID-19 cases, household contacts, and specified close contacts as outlined above.

Schedule 4 specifies the events at which specified participants will be considered crit‐ ical workers.

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.

31 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Self-isolation Requirements and Permitted Work) Order 2022 2022/46 Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 24 February 2022.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.

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