6 MARCH

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

689

Consent to the Distribution of a New Medicine

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicine set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product:
Zithromax IV

Active Ingredient:
Azithromycin dihydrate 524.1mg equivalent to 500mg azithromycin

Dosage Form:
Powder for infusion

New Zealand Sponsor:
Pfizer Laboratories Limited

Manufacturer:
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc, Bedford, Ohio, United States of America

Dated this 28th day of February 2003.

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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Inland Revenue

Income Tax Act 1994

Notice of Determination of Tax Depreciation Rates

1. This is a notice made under section EG 14 of the Income Tax Act 1994 of a depreciation determination issued by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue under section EG 4 of that Act.

2. “Determination DEP 49: Tax Depreciation Rates General Determination Number 49” relating to compact disc players, digital versatile disc players, video game players and related assets was signed on 27 February 2003, and will appear in Inland Revenue’s Tax Information Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 3, of March 2003.

3. A copy of the determination may be obtained by writing to the Manager, Field Liaison & Communication (Adjudication & Rulings), National Office, Inland Revenue, P.O. Box 2198, Wellington.

MARTIN SMITH, General Manager (Adjudication & Rulings).

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Justice

Crimes Act 1961

Reference to the Court of Appeal of the Question of the Convictions of David Cullen Bain for Murder

SILVIA CARTWRIGHT, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 24th day of February 2003

Present:
RIGHT HONOURABLE HELEN CLARK PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

Pursuant to section 406 (a) of the Crimes Act 1961, Her Excellency the Governor-General:

(a) acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b) in the light of the background, and for the reason stated in the Schedule;

refers to the Court of Appeal the question of the five convictions of David Cullen Bain for murder entered in the High Court at Dunedin on 29 May 1995.

Schedule

1. Interpretation—In this Schedule:
   “the applicant” means David Cullen Bain.

Background

2. Convictions and appeals—(1) On 29 May 1995, the applicant was convicted in the High Court at Dunedin of five counts of murder.

(2) On 19 December 1995 the Court of Appeal dismissed appeals by the applicant against his convictions on those counts.

(3) On 29 April 1996 the Privy Council dismissed an application by the applicant for leave to appeal to it against those convictions.

3. Application for exercise of mercy—On 15 June 1998 the applicant made an application for the exercise of the mercy of the Crown having reference to the convictions referred to in clause 2.

4. Reference of certain points to Court of Appeal—
   (1) By an Order in Council made on 18 December 2000 under section 406 (b) of the Crimes Act 1961, the Governor-General referred to the Court of Appeal for its opinion on certain questions arising from the application referred to in clause 3.

(2) On 17 December 2002 the Court of Appeal furnished the Governor-General with its opinions on those questions.

Reason for Reference

5. Reason—The reason for referring the question of the applicant’s convictions to the Court of Appeal is that there is a possibility, warranting the reference of the question of the applicant’s convictions to the Court of Appeal, that there may have been a miscarriage of justice.

MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Labour

Employment Relations Act 2000

Employment Relations Education Leave: Approved Courses

Under section 72 (3) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Minister of Labour has delegated the power to approve courses for Employment Relations Education (ERE) Leave to the ERE Advisory Committee.

The ERE Advisory Committee has approved the following course:

NZ Airline Pilots Association