Government Continues to Provide Little Guidance on Mask Policies
September 5, 2022
Indeed, as this newspaper reported, some organisations representing those with disabilities were not consulted at all, while others were given less than 24 hours to respond to the proposal by the Ministry of Disabled People.
There is no excuse for this, and it will not give the sector any confidence anything it contributes to the decision-making will be taken seriously.
Critics will understandably seize on this as another example of arrogance from the Government and a lip-service approach to consultation and listening and responding sensibly to valid concerns (despite last week’s prompt backdown after the furore over the proposal to apply Goods and Services Tax to KiwiSaver fees).