FOR SA letter to Health Minister appealing for withdrawal of Draft Health Regulations | Blog

23 June 2022

Dear Honourable Minister,

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‍RE: APPEAL FOR WITHDRAWAL OF DRAFT HEALTH REGULATIONS

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‍Your repeal of Regulations 16A through 16C refers. It confirms that these regulations are no longer necessary for the management of COVID-19.

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The aforementioned repeal, however, fails to repeal COVID-19 as a category two notifiable medical condition.

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In light of the above, together with the fact that the Republic has exited the fifth wave, FOR SA calls upon the Department to:

Withdraw, in their entirety, the Department’s draft Regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions: Amendment (“Draft Regulations”) which are currently open for comment until 5 August 2022; and
Repeal COVID-19 as a category 2 notifiable medical condition.

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Should the Department decide not to withdraw the Draft Regulations, kindly advise what the Department’s reasons are for this decision.

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Similarly, should the Department decide not to repeal COVID-19’s listing as a notifiable medical condition, kindly advise what the Department’s reasons are for this decision.

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We look forward to hearing from you by no later than 17h00 on Thursday, 30 June 2022 so that we can advise our constituency accordingly.

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Sincerely,

‍Daniela Ellerbeck

‍Legal Advisor

‍Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA)

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Daniela Ellerbeck

Daniela Ellerbeck is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She serves as FOR SA’s Legal Advisor and Parliamentary Liaison.

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