N.Z in dire straights as new bill snuck in last night
Dec 1, 2021 0:47:21 GMT -5
Post by Adam on Dec 1, 2021 0:47:21 GMT -5
As of last night, if you own a house in NZ and have been deemed "unsanitary" the government can take your house and burn it
Any suspect animal can be destroyed
You can be forced into getting a "medical examination"
You can be forced into quarantine
and more
Here's the link to the government website.
Any suspect animal can be destroyed
You can be forced into getting a "medical examination"
You can be forced into quarantine
and more
Part 3
Infectious and notifiable diseases
Special powers of medical officer of health
(1) For the purpose of preventing the outbreak or spread of any infectious disease, the medical officer of health may from time to time, if authorised to do so by the Minister or if a state of emergency has been declared under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 or while an epidemic notice is in force, by notice,—
(a) declare any land, building, or thing to be insanitary, and prohibit its use for any specified purpose:
(b) cause any insanitary building to be pulled down, and the timber and other materials thereof to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he thinks fit:
(c) cause insanitary things to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he thinks fit:
(d) cause infected animals to be destroyed in such manner as he thinks fit:
(e) require persons to report themselves or submit themselves for medical examination at specified times and places:
(ea) if the spread of the disease would be a significant risk to the public, require people to report, or submit themselves for medical testing, at stated times and places:
(f) require persons, places, buildings, ships, vehicles, aircraft, animals, or things to be isolated, quarantined, or disinfected as he thinks fit:
(fa) if the spread of the disease would be a significant risk to the public, require people, places, buildings, ships, vehicles, aircraft, animals, or things to be tested as he or she thinks fit
Infectious and notifiable diseases
Special powers of medical officer of health
(1) For the purpose of preventing the outbreak or spread of any infectious disease, the medical officer of health may from time to time, if authorised to do so by the Minister or if a state of emergency has been declared under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 or while an epidemic notice is in force, by notice,—
(a) declare any land, building, or thing to be insanitary, and prohibit its use for any specified purpose:
(b) cause any insanitary building to be pulled down, and the timber and other materials thereof to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he thinks fit:
(c) cause insanitary things to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as he thinks fit:
(d) cause infected animals to be destroyed in such manner as he thinks fit:
(e) require persons to report themselves or submit themselves for medical examination at specified times and places:
(ea) if the spread of the disease would be a significant risk to the public, require people to report, or submit themselves for medical testing, at stated times and places:
(f) require persons, places, buildings, ships, vehicles, aircraft, animals, or things to be isolated, quarantined, or disinfected as he thinks fit:
(fa) if the spread of the disease would be a significant risk to the public, require people, places, buildings, ships, vehicles, aircraft, animals, or things to be tested as he or she thinks fit
Here's the link to the government website.