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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 168

Health

Dental Act 1988

Revised Conditions for the Practice of Dentistry

In terms of section 7 of the Dental Act 1988, I hereby advise
of the following revised conditions for the carrying-on of
the practice of dentistry commencing from the date of this
notification:

1. Persons employed as dental therapists:
   (a) will be holders of a New Zealand Dental Therapy
   qualification issued by the Department of Health¹
   or a New Zealand University or Polytechnic; or
   (b) will produce evidence of having successfully
   completed a course of training that is accepted
   by the Director-General of Health as being
   equivalent to the course of training required
   for qualification under (a) above.

2. The functions undertaken by persons employed in
   terms of section 7 of the Dental Act 1988 will be
   commensurate with their formal training. Such training
   will imply successful completion of a course or courses
   recognised for the purpose by the Director-General of
   Health.

3. Persons engaged in the practice of dentistry in terms
   of 1. and 2. above, under section 7 of the Dental Act
   1988, will operate under the direction and supervision
   of a principal dental officer or other registered dentist
   acting on the authority of a principal dental officer.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November 2002.

ANNETTE KING, Minister of Health.

Notes: Without limiting the terms of description:

“Principal Dental Officer” means a registered dentist
appointed by a District Health Board to fulfil the
requirements of section 7 of the Dental Act 1988.

“Direction and Supervision” includes the promulgation of
clinical guidelines, ensuring ready access to clinical
guidance, ensuring the safe management of medically
compromised children and ensuring clinical audit.

¹ The Ministry of Health succeeded the Department of Health on 1 July
1993. Persons issued a New Zealand Dental Therapy qualification prior to
1 July 1993 may be employed as dental therapists. The Ministry of Health
does not issue New Zealand Dental Therapy qualifications. All New Zealand
Dental Therapy qualifications are now issued by a New Zealand university
or polytechnic.

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Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001

Designation of Auditing Agency

Pursuant to section 32 of the Health and Disability Services
(Safety) Act 2001 (“the Act”), the Director-General of
Health designates SGS International Certifications Pty
Ltd (“the auditing agency”) to audit the provision or likely
future provision of the following kinds of health care
services:

Hospital Care (as defined in section 4 (1) of the Act)
Rest Home Care (as defined in section 6 (2) of the Act)
Residential Disability Care (as defined in section 4 (1) of
the Act)

This designation is subject to the following conditions:

1. The auditing agency must ensure that where it audits the
   provision of health care services for people with physical
   or sensory disabilities, or intellectual disabilities, or
   psychiatric disabilities or mental illnesses, the auditing
   agency observes the following:
   ● For audits involving services for people with physical
   or sensory disabilities, a person with a pronounced
   physical or sensory disability respectively must fully
   participate in all aspects of the audit.
   ● For audits involving services for people with
   intellectual disabilities, a person with an intellectual
   disability (accompanied by a support person where
   necessary), or a close family or whanau member of a
   person with an intellectual disability, must participate
   in all aspects of the audit.
   ● For people with psychiatric disabilities or mental
   illnesses, a past or present consumer of mental health
   services must fully participate in all aspects of the
   audit.

2. The auditing agency must inform the Ministry of Health
   immediately by way of written notice if there is any
   change to their accreditation status with JAS-ANZ.

Under section 38 of the Act, this designation will expire
three years after the date of this notification in the
New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of November 2002.

K. O. POUTASI, Director-General of Health.

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Medicines Act 1981

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:
Fluvax vaccine

Active Ingredients:
Influenza virus haemagglutin type A/New Caledonia/20/99 H1N1-like strain 15µg/dose
Influenza virus haemagglutin B/Sichuan/379/99-like strain 15µg/dose
Influenza virus haemagglutin type A/Moscow/10/99 H3N2-like strain 15µg/dose

Dosage Form:
Suspension for injection

New Zealand Sponsor:
CSL (New Zealand) Limited

Manufacturer:
CSL Limited, Parkville, Victoria, Australia