2182 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 89

Consent to the Distribution of Changed Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the changed medicines which were referred to the Minister of Health under the provisions of section 24 (5) of the Act and are set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product: Avonex

Active Ingredient(s): Interferon beta-1a 30µg

Dosage Form: Powder for injection

New Zealand Sponsor: CSL (New Zealand) Limited

Manufacturer(s): Ben Venue Laboratories Inc, Bedford, Ohio, United States of America
Pierre Fabre Medicament Production Etablissement Aquitaine Pharm International, Idron, France

Dated this 2nd day of August 2000.

G. R. BOYD, Chief Advisor, Safety and Regulation (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the 20th day of February 1997).

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Justice

District Courts Act 1947

Acting District Court Judge Appointed

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

Arthur William Middleton, retired District Court Judge
to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, 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, for a term of 2 years on and from the 15th day of September 2000.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of July 2000.

MARGARET WILSON, Attorney-General.

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Justices of the Peace Appointed

Pursuant to section 3 (1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following persons to be Justices of the Peace for New Zealand:

Bourke, Mary Kathleen, 181 Fairfield Road, Hawera.

Ferguson, Angus Ross, 31 Hercules Street, Shirley, Christchurch 1.
McAulay, Duncan Roderick, 48 Eversleigh Road, Hauraki, Auckland.
Orchard, Gloria Fay, 5A California Drive, Totara Park, Upper Hutt.
Swinburn, John Bernard, 17 Higgins Street, Marewa, Napier.
Wood, Kenneth Douglas, 28 McCahill Views, Highland Park, Howick, Auckland.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 2000.

PAUL SWAIN, Associate Minister of Justice.

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Labour

Dangerous Goods Act 1974

Exemption of Buller District Council From Section 7 of the Dangerous Goods Act 1974

Pursuant to section 7 (3) of the Dangerous Goods Act 1974 (“the Act”), the Minister of Labour hereby declares that from the date of publication of this notice, the Buller District Council ceases to be a licensing authority under the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 2000.

MARGARET WILSON, Minister of Labour.

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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Casino Control Authority

Casino Control Act 1990

Rules of Casino Table Games, Amendment No. 6

Pursuant to section 63 of the Casino Control Act 1990, the Casino Control Authority, on 21 July 2000, resolved that with effect from 10 August 2000 the Rules of Casino Table

Games approved to be conducted and played in the licensed casinos at:

(a) 30-38 Victoria Street, Christchurch;
(b) the property bounded by Hobson, Victoria, Federal and Wellesley Streets, Auckland;
(c) Southern Cross Hotel, 118 High Street, Dunedin; and
(d) the property situated at Beach Street and Lake Esplanade, known as the “Steamerwharf Village”, Queenstown.