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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 161

Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board

Medicines Act 1981

Medicines (Designated Prescriber: Optometrists) Regulations 2005

Medicines (Designated Prescriber: Optometrists) Notice 2005

Pursuant to the Medicines Act 1981 and the Medicines (Designated Prescriber: Optometrists) Regulations 2005, the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (“the board”), gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This notice is the Medicines (Designated Prescriber: Optometrists) Notice 2005 and comes into force on 1 October 2005.

2. The purpose—The Schedule to this notice sets out the requirements that the board has determined must be met by optometrists who wish to prescribe prescription medicines. These requirements are imposed under Regulations 6, 7 and 8 of the Medicines (Designated Prescriber: Optometrists) Regulations 2005.

Schedule

A. Requirements for commencing for the first time to prescribe (Regulation 6)

(1) The board’s requirements for qualifications that optometrist prescribers must undertake before commencing prescribing for the first time are the qualifications required for registration within the Optometrist with Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent (TPA) endorsement scope of practice as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 February 2005, No. 34, page 878.

(2) The board’s requirements for qualifications that educator optometrist prescribers must undertake before commencing prescribing for the first time are the qualifications required for registration within the Educator in Optometry (Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent (TPA)) endorsement scope of practice as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 10 February 2005, No. 34, page 878.

B. Ongoing training to be undertaken (Regulation 7)

Optometrists authorised to prescribe within the scope of practice of optometry therapeutic pharmaceutical agent endorsement must each registration year obtain, and provide to the board evidence of, 25 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, 10 of which must be categorised as appropriate for TPA endorsed optometrists as determined by the board’s CPD accreditation committee.

C. Competence assessment (Regulation 8)

Optometrists authorised to prescribe within the scope of practice of educator optometry therapeutic pharmaceutical agent endorsement, must each registration year submit a portfolio of prepared and presented material for consideration by the board’s CPD accreditation committee.

DENISE NELSON, Registrar.

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The Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury Incorporated

Community Trusts Act 1999

The Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury Incorporated

Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2005

Trust Particulars

The Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury Incorporated was incorporated as a charitable trust in accordance with the provisions of the Trustee Banks Restructuring Act 1988. The purpose of the community trust is to provide charitable, cultural, philanthropic and recreational benefits to the community.

Trustees: Mr P. F. McIlraith B.A. (chairperson), Mrs C. E. Brand B.COM., C.A. (retired), Ms R. A. Carruthers LL.B., Mr P. C. Dalziel LL.B., Mr S. J. Dorman LL.B., Mrs H. A. Sim, Mr G. J. Geering Q.S.O., Mrs K. I. Mattingley DIP.GRAD. (Otago), M.N.Z.A.S.W., Mrs M. B. Ross B.A., DIP.TCH., Mrs H. Weeks.

Bankers: Westpac Bank, 243 Stafford Street, Timaru.

Auditors: Martin Wakefield, Chartered Accountants, 26 Canon Street, Timaru.

Executive Manager: Mr J. B. Wilson, P.O. Box 983, Community House, Timaru.

Chairperson’s Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2005

It is with pleasure that I report to our community on the financial accounts and the operations of the Community Trust of Mid & South Canterbury Incorporated for the year ended 31 March 2005.

Financial Considerations

I am pleased to report that, while not the exceptional performance of last year, a solid return on investments to the year ending 31 March 2005 of 8.4% was achieved.

The trust sets itself a long-term objective return of 7% p.a. and this year’s result slightly outperformed that figure.

This result was accomplished by:

• Net income from investments of $1,050,667 before recognition of the net expenses in running Community House; and
• Net increase in managed funds of $1,464,646.