MIQ allocation advice inadequate and unfair

MIQ allocation advice inadequate and unfair
Peter Boshier says MBIE's advice led to an inadequate and unfair MIQ system. (Image: NZME)
Staff reporters
Officials' advice on the managed isolation allocation system was inadequate and unreasonable, chief ombudsman Peter Boshier found.As the lead agency, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) had been singled out as falling short in Boshier’s investigation into the managed isolation allocation system (MIAS) after receiving hundreds of complaints.The advice led to a system that failed to consider people’s circumstances and the harm it would cause to their lives."We ended up with a lottery – a system th...

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