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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 17

Health

Dental Act 1988

Appointments/reappointments to the Dental Technicians Board

Pursuant to section 74 (1) of the Dental Act 1988, I appoint

Phyllis Huitema
Section 74 (1) (c)
as a layperson;

Neil Stephen
Section 74 (1) (c)
as a registered dentist; and reappoint

Keith Pine
Section 74 (1) (c)
as a registered clinical dental technician; and

Barry Albury
Section 74 (1) (b)

Peter Boekhout
Section 74 (1) (b)
as registered dental technicians;

to the Dental Technicians Board for terms of office
commencing from the date of this notification and ending
on 18 September 2004.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 2004.

ANNETTE KING, Minister of Health.

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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 International Standards Certifications
(NZ) Limited (“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) excluding sensory

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 intellectual disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities or
   mental illnesses, the auditing agency observes the
   following:

● For audits involving services for people with
physical disabilities, a person with a pronounced
physical disability 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.

This notice revokes in its entirety the notice that first
designated International Standards Certifications (NZ)
Limited, pursuant to section 32 of the Health and Disability
(Safety) Act 2001, published in the New Zealand Gazette,
8 August 2002, No. 94, page 2552.

This designation will expire on 31 July 2005.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of February 2004.

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

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Medicines Act 1981

Renewal of Provisional Consent to the Distribution of a New Medicine

Pursuant to section 23 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby provisionally consents to the sale, supply or
use in New Zealand of the new medicine set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product:
Diabex

Active Ingredient:
Metformin hydrochloride 500mg

Dosage Form:
Film coated tablet

New Zealand Sponsor:
Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer:
Lipha SA, Le Pressoir Vert, Semoy, France

Note: This consent is valid six months from 7 February 2004.

Product:
Diabex

Active Ingredient:
Metformin hydrochloride 850mg

Dosage Form:
Film coated tablet

New Zealand Sponsor:
Pacific Pharmaceuticals Limited

Manufacturer:
Lipha SA, Le Pressoir Vert, Semoy, France

Note: This consent is valid for six months from 7 February 2004.

Dated this 6th day of February 2004.

DON MATHESON, Deputy Director-General, Public Health (pursuant to delegation given by the Minister of Health on the
6th day of July 2001).

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