4 NOVEMBER 2004

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 143

Economic Development

Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988

Provisional Direction: Oil Filters From China, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand

Pursuant to section 16 (1) of the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act 1988 (“the Act”), I hereby give notice that, on the basis of the information made available and analysed during the investigation to date, I have reasonable cause to believe, in relation to the importation of the goods specified in the First Schedule to this notice (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), that:

(a) the subject goods are being dumped;

(b) by reason thereof, material injury to the New Zealand industry has been and is being caused; and

(c) that action, under section 16 of the Act, is necessary to prevent material injury being caused during the period of investigation.

Pursuant to section 16 (1) of the Act, I hereby give notice of a provisional direction that payment of the rate of anti-dumping duty set out in the Second Schedule to this notice, in respect of the subject goods, shall be secured in accordance with sections 156 and 157 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996.

First Schedule

Goods Subject to Investigation

Country of Origin
People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia), the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand).

Description of Goods
Lubricating oil filters (including cartridge/element type) for use on internal combustion engines, including off-road, commercial and industrial applications but EXCLUDING:

• hydraulic oil filters.
• cartridge/element type filters having dimensions greater than 467mm in length or 400mm in outside diameter.
• spin-on type filters having dimensions greater than 300mm in length or 123mm in outside diameter.
• lubricating oil filters (including cartridge/element type) solely manufactured for use on:
  (a) motorcycles; and
  (b) aircraft.

The goods are currently classified under tariff item and Statistical Key 8421.23.00.01B of the Tariff of New Zealand, which classification is provided for convenience and Customs purposes only, the written description being dispositive.

Second Schedule

Rate of Anti-dumping Duty to be Secured

The rate of anti-dumping duty to be secured in respect of the subject goods, imported or intended to be imported into New Zealand, shall be the rates listed below, calculated as a percentage of the declared New Zealand Customs value for duty of the subject goods:

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of October 2004.

MARGARET WILSON, Minister of Commerce.

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Electricity Act 1992

Notice of Disciplinary Action Taken by the Electrical Workers Registration Board

The Registrar of the Electrical Workers Registration Board (“the board”), having been directed by the board, in accordance with section 139 of the Electricity Act 1992, gives notice of the following registered electrical worker having been disciplined by the board under Part 11 of the Electricity Act 1992, and the effect of the decision or order of the board:

Ian Philip Sansom, of New Plymouth, has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence. The board ordered, pursuant to section 127 (2) (d) of the Act, that the registration of Ian Philip Sansom be restricted for six months from 1 July 2004. Ian Philip Sansom is limited to work only in the employ of an approved employer.

Ian Philip Sansom was ordered to pay costs of five hundred dollars ($500.00) pursuant to section 128 of the Electricity Act 1992. The costs were to be paid by 13 August 2004.

N. J. J. SICKELS, Registrar.

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Notice of Disciplinary Action Taken by the Electrical Workers Registration Board

The Registrar of the Electrical Workers Registration Board (“the board”), having been directed by the board, in accordance with section 139 of the Electricity Act 1992, gives notice of the following registered electrical worker having been disciplined by the board under Part 11 of the Electricity Act 1992, and the effect of the decision or order of the board:

Zhi Ming Qian, of Auckland, has been found guilty of a disciplinary offence. The board ordered, pursuant to section 127 (2) (c) (ii) of the Act, that the registration of Zhi Ming Qian be suspended until he passes the Electrician’s Level Stages One, Two and Three.