NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 78

12 MAY 2005

Biosecurity Act 1993

Permission to Export Possums and Wallabies

(Notice No. 1423)

Possum (family Phalangeridae) and wallaby (family Macropodidae) are unwanted organisms under the Biosecurity Act 1993 ("the Act").

Section 52 of the Act makes it an offence to knowingly spread unwanted organisms, and section 53 imposes a duty on owners of unwanted organisms not to sell or offer those organisms for sale.

Under sections 52 (d) and 53 (2) of the Act, a chief technical officer may permit persons to carry out acts prohibited by sections 52 and 53.

I give notice that, by the authority granted to me under sections 52 and 53 of the Act, I permit the export of possums (family Phalangeridae) and wallabies (family Macropodidae) from New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of April 2005.

DEBORAH PEARSON, Chief Technical Officer.

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Crown Law Office

Judicature Act 1908

Appointment of Judge of Court of Appeal

Pursuant to section 57 of the Judicature Act 1908, Her Excellency the Governor-General, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable James Bruce Robertson, a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand

to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of May 2005.

MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.

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Supreme Court Act 2003

Appointment of Judge of the Supreme Court

Pursuant to section 17 of the Supreme Court Act 2003, Her Excellency the Governor-General, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable John Joseph McGrath, a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand

to be a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of May 2005.

MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.

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Conservation

Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978

Application to Export Marine Mammals

Pursuant to section 5 of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, the Director-General of Conservation notifies that an application was received from Karen A. Stockin on 17 March 2005 to:

• Export five skin samples of striped dolphins and 40 skin samples of common dolphins to University College Cork, Ireland, for the purpose of genetic research.

Further details of the application can be obtained from Helen McConnell, Marine Conservation Officer, Marine Conservation Unit, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington. Telephone: (04) 471 3062.

Any person wishing to make a submission on this application can do so by writing to the Manager, Marine Conservation Unit, within 28 days after publication of this notice.

Unless a person making a submission states to the contrary in the submission, that person will be deemed to give his/her consent to the release, under the Official Information Act 1982, of all the information in the submission.

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Education

Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998

Cancellation of Licence for an Early Childhood Centre

Pursuant to Regulation 10 (3) of the Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998, and acting under authority delegated by the Secretary for Education, I hereby cancel the licence dated 8 October 2002, which was granted under those Regulations to Lorraine Kyle in respect of Raetihi and Districts Preschool (50050), situated at Duncan Street, Raetihi.

This notice shall take effect the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

KATHY PHILLIPS, Senior Manager, National Operations.

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Fisheries

Fisheries Act 1996

Fisheries (Quota Aggregation Limit Exemption) Notice 2005 (No. F325)

Pursuant to section 60 of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Minister of Fisheries, after consultation with representative organisations that have an interest in section 60 and after consideration of the matters specified in section 60 (3) of the Fisheries Act 1996, hereby gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Fisheries (Quota Aggregation Limit Exemption) Notice 2005.

(2) This notice shall come into effect on the day after its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Exemption to quota aggregation limit for scampi—
   As from the date that this notice comes into effect and for