1060 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 23

Justice

Companies Act 1955

Approval of Qualified Person for the Purposes of Section 402 of the Companies Act 1955

Pursuant to section 402 of the Companies Act 1955, I hereby approve:

Terrence John Benfold chartered accountant and partner in the firm of Pitcher Partners, Melbourne Office, Australia

to be a qualified person for the purposes of that section in respect of the accounts of Wardlaw New Zealand Limited—New Zealand Branch.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of March 1994.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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District Courts Act 1947

Acting District Court Judge Appointed

Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, Her Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Derek Lowe, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to the said section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of 12 months, on and from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of February 1994.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Electoral Act 1956

Appointment of President of the Electoral Commission

Pursuant to section 8 (1) (d) of the Electoral Act 1993, Her Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable Justice John Hamilton Wallace, High Court Judge of Auckland

as President of the Electoral Commission, for a term of 5 years, on and from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of February 1994.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Financial Reporting Act 1993

Accounting Standards Review Board Appointed

Pursuant to section 23 of the Financial Reporting Act 1993, Her Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

John Carlaw Hagen, chartered accountant of Auckland

as a member and Chairperson of the Accounting Standards Review Board, on and from the date hereof,

and

John Oliver Lusk, barrister and solicitor of Auckland

as a member and Deputy Chairperson of the Accounting Standards Review Board, on and from the date hereof,

and

Peter Lawrence Hays, chartered accountant of Auckland

Antonius Johannes Van Zijl, professor of accountancy of Wellington

John Anthony Anderson, banker of Wellington

Robin Gilmer Hill, chief executive of Wellington, and

Ian Douglas Ball, State servant of Wellington

as members of the Accountancy Standards Review Board, on and from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of February 1994.

D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.

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Penal Institutions Act 1954

Appointment of Visiting Justices—Rimutaka Prison

Pursuant to section 10 (2) of the Penal Institutions Act 1954, the Minister of Justice, has been pleased to appoint

Hilda Florence Billington, J.P.

Patrick George Crowley, J.P.

Peter John Dawe, J.P., each of Upper Hutt

to be a Visiting Justice to the Penal Institution, known as Rimutaka Prison.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of February 1994.

D. OUGHTON, Secretary for Justice.

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Labour

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Notice of Intention to Apply for Ministerial Approval of a Code of Practice Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992—Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents

Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, Robert J. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercise of those powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, hereby give notice of my intention, to apply to the Minister of Labour for his approval of a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for health and safety in managing hazards to prevent major industrial accidents, as an “Approved Code of Practice”, under the Act.

These preferred work practices or arrangements are designed to describe management systems that may be used by organisations to prevent major industrial accidents in workplaces with that potential. The management systems described include systems for hazard identification and assessment, hazard management, hazard control and modification, monitoring and auditing as well as emergency planning systems.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of March 1994.

R. J. HILL, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour.

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