4470 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 161

Any person may make a written submission to the Director-General under section 17 of the ACVM Act 1997 concerning any application notified above.
Such submissions:
(a) must state in full the reasons for making the submission;
(b) may state any decision sought on that application;
(c) must be received by the Director-General no later than 30 working days after the date of notification in this New Zealand Gazette; and
(d) should be forwarded to the address given below.
A copy of every submission will be forwarded to the applicant for their information.
A copy of the public information on the application may be obtained from ACVM Group, New Zealand Food Safety Authority, P.O. Box 2835, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of November 2003.
M. ZINZLEY, Programme Manager (Operations) (acting under delegated authority).

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Biosecurity Act 1993

Biosecurity (Proposed National Pest Management Strategy for Varroa) Notice No. 1308

Pursuant to section 62 (1) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, I hereby give public notice of a proposed national pest management strategy for Varroa Bee Mite (Varroa destructor).

Varroa is a parasite of honey bees, which may affect crops dependent on bee pollination.

The strategy proposes to keep the South Island free of varroa through implementing movement control and awareness measures, and carrying out an intensive surveillance programme.

The strategy proposes that these measures be funded by South Island beekeepers and South Island regional councils/unitary authorities, and that responsibility for funding and implementing incursion responses remains with the Crown.

The proposal for the strategy may be downloaded from the MAF web site at
http://www.maf.govt.nz/varroa
or requested from MAF Information Bureau (Publications Adviser, P.O. Box 2526, Wellington. Telephone: (04) 474 4100).

A copy of the proposal can be inspected at MAF, 101-103 The Terrace, Wellington.

Submissions on the proposed strategy may be made in writing by any person.

Every submission should state:

1. Those aspects of the proposed strategy that the submission supports;
2. Those aspects of the proposed strategy that the submission opposes;
3. The reasons for the support and opposition identified;
4. Any specific alternatives to the proposed strategy that the person making the submission wishes to recommend; and
5. Whether the person making the submission wishes to be heard in respect of that submission if an inquiry is held.

The closing date for submissions is Friday, 30 January 2004.

Submissions should be addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, P.O. Box 2526, Wellington (Attention: Tricia Caughley). Facsimile: (04) 498 9888. Email: tricia.caughley@maf.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of November 2003.
JIM SUTTON, Minister of Agriculture.

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Wine Makers Levy Act 1976

Rate of Levy Prescribed Under the Wine Makers Levy Act 1976 (Notice No. 1309)

Pursuant to section 4 (1) of the Wine Makers Levy Act 1976, and after having regard to the recommendation of the Wine Institute of New Zealand Incorporated, I hereby prescribe a rate of two dollars and eighty one and one-quarter cents ($2.8125) including G.S.T. per hectolitre or part thereof as the rate of the grape wine makers levy to be paid by wine makers.

This notice shall come into force 14 days after the date of publication.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of November 2003.
JIM SUTTON, Minister of Agriculture.

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Education

Education Act 1989

Revocation of Notice of Appointment of a Limited Statutory Manager at Kairanga School (2370)

The notice of appointment of a limited statutory manager at Kairanga School (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 February 2003, page 297) is hereby revoked under section 78M (7) of the Education Act 1989.

This notice takes effect the day after the date of its publication.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of November 2003.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.

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Notice of Appointment of a Limited Statutory Manager for the Board of Trustees of Waiheke High School (530)

Pursuant to section 78M of the Education Act 1989, I direct the Secretary for Education to appoint a limited statutory manager for the Board of Trustees of Waiheke High School (530) because of risks to the operation of the school and the educational performance of the students at the school.

The following functions, powers and duties of the board are vested in the limited statutory manager:

• Employment powers of the board; and
• ensuring that planning and reporting requirements are met.

The limited statutory manager must also advise the board on the following:

• Establishment of effective relationships between the school and community; and
• board roles, responsibilities and organisation.

The following conditions apply to the exercising of the powers and duties of the board by the limited statutory manager: