24 JULY 2008 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 116 3075

Health

Crown Entities Act 2004

Appointment to the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)

Pursuant to section 28(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, I have appointed

Dr Kim Ma’ia’i

as a member of the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) for a three-year term of office commencing on 25 July 2008.

This appointment was made by way of written notice to the member (with a copy to the entity) pursuant to section 28(2) of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of July 2008.

HON DAMIEN O’CONNOR, Associate 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”), I designate Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (HDANZ) (the Designated Auditing Agency (“DAA”)) 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)

This designation is subject to the following conditions:

1. The DAA must comply with the requirements of the DAA Handbook issued by the Ministry of Health (“the Ministry”) and updated from time to time.

2. The DAA must provide any information about the auditing of health care services, pursuant to the Act, if requested in writing by the Ministry.

3. During the term of the DAA’s designation, the DAA will allow the Ministry to audit or to commission the undertaking of audits or reviews of the DAA. This could also include attending audits being undertaken by the DAA. The Ministry may or may not notify the DAA of any audit or review.

4. The DAA must immediately notify the Ministry in writing of any significant change to the DAA, including but not restricted to:

   • any change in ownership and/or control of the legal entity;
   • any change in management personnel;
   • any change to the Auditor Register (refer to condition 7);
   • any change in the status of any third party accreditation the DAA may hold including evidence of such accreditation and copies of any Third Party Accreditation Audit Reports or notifications in respect of their accreditation.

5. The DAA must conduct, as a minimum, at least one annual:

   • internal audit that focuses on the DAA’s auditing activities undertaken pursuant to the Act, together with a compliance audit against the requirements of the DAA as set out in the Act; and
   • management review in respect of the DAA’s programmes operated pursuant to the Act.

6. The DAA shall at all times operate an internal appeals system which is documented and conveyed in writing to all clients. Auditable records of the facts and outcomes of all client appeals shall be maintained by the DAA. The DAA must provide these records to the Ministry when requested in writing by the Ministry.

7. The DAA must provide in a timely manner when requested by the Ministry in writing the details of the name, auditing qualifications and experience, and if relevant, the area of clinical or service competency of each auditor or technical expert approved by the DAA to undertake audits pursuant to the Act.

This designation expires on 22 July 2011.

This notice revokes in its entirety the notice that designated Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited, pursuant to section 32 of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 21 September 2006, No. 109, page 3243.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of July 2008.

ANTHONY HILL, Deputy Director-General, Sector Accountability & Funding, Ministry of Health.

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Human Tissue Act 2008

Notice of an Authorised Tissue Bank

Pursuant to section 86(3) of the Human Tissue Act 2008, the Acting Director-General of Health gives notice that the

New Zealand National Eye Bank

is an authorised tissue bank for the purposes of section 86 of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2008.

ANDREW BRIDGMAN, Acting Director-General of Health.

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Notice of Proposed Human Tissue Standard Available for Public Inspection and Comment

Pursuant to section 76 and Schedule 5 of the Human Tissue Act 2008, the Acting Director-General of Health gives notice that the proposed

Non-therapeutic Use of Human Tissue Standard

can be viewed during working hours, free of charge, at the Ministry of Health Library and Information Centre which is situated in the basement at 133 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington, between 26 June 2008 and 18 August 2008.

Copies of the proposed standard can be purchased from any Bennetts Bookshop and from the Standards New Zealand website

www.standards.co.nz

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 2008.

ANDREW BRIDGMAN, Acting Director-General of Health.

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