NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 50

Internal Affairs

Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908

Extending Time Within Which Royal Commission on Genetic Modification May Report

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith:

To The Right Honourable Sir THOMAS EICHELBAUM, G.B.E., of Wellington, formerly Chief Justice of New Zealand; JACQUELINE ALLAN, of Auckland, medical practitioner; JEAN SUTHERLAND FLEMING, of Dunedin, scientist; and the Right Reverend RICHARD RANDERSON, of Auckland, Bishop of the Anglican Church:

GREETING:

Whereas by Our Warrant, dated 8 May 2000¹, issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand, dated 28 October 1983², and under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand, we nominated, constituted, and appointed you, the said The Right Honourable Sir THOMAS EICHELBAUM, JACQUELINE ALLAN, JEAN SUTHERLAND FLEMING, and the Right Reverend RICHARD RANDERSON to be a Commission to inquire into, investigate, and report upon certain matters relating to genetic modification:

And whereas by Our said Warrant you are required to report to Her Excellency the Governor-General, not later than 1 June 2001, your findings and opinions on those matters, together with such recommendations as you think fit to make in respect of those matters:

And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be extended as hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, We do by these presents extend, until 27 July 2001, the time within which you are so required to report without prejudice to the continuation of the liberty conferred on you by Our said Warrant to report your proceedings and findings from time to time if you should judge it expedient to do so:

And we do hereby confirm Our said Warrant, dated 8 May 2000¹, and the Commission constituted by that Warrant save as modified by these presents:

And, lastly, it is declared that these presents are issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand, dated 28 October 1983², and under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

In Witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington this 14th day of May 2001.

Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our New Zealand Order of Merit, Dame Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Principal Companion of Our Service Order, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand.

[L.S.]

SILVIA CARTWRIGHT, Governor-General.
By Her Excellency’s Command—
JIM ANDERTON, for Prime Minister.

Approved in Council—
MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

¹ New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2000, No. 49, page 1072.
² SR 1983/225.

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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

Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Handling, Transportation and Erection of Precast Concrete

Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, R. J. M. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercises 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 intention to apply to the Minister of Labour for her approval of a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for employers to consider when managing the hazards from the handling, transportation and erection of precast concrete, as an “Approved Code of Practice” under the Act.

These preferred work practices or arrangements are designed to provide designers, manufacturers, controllers, operators, maintainers and inspectors with specifications and technical means to minimise the risks to the health and safety of employees and others working with or near precast concrete.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of May 2001.

R. J. M. HILL, General Manager.

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Treasury

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Financial Statements of the Crown

Pursuant to section 31B of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Minister of Finance gives notice of the publication of the financial statements of the Crown for:

• the 9 months ended 31 March 2001, on 11 May 2001.

Copies of these financial statements are available:

• for inspection free of charge at the National Library of New Zealand, Auckland City Library, Wellington Public Library and Canterbury Public Library;
• for purchase at branches of Bennetts bookshops; and
• through the internet at:
  http://www.treasury.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of May 2001.

DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister of Finance.

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