4022 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 152 2 OCTOBER 2008

Departmental Notices

Building and Housing

Building Act 2004

Notice of Consultation on Proposed Compliance Document for Backcountry Huts and Notice Stating Where Statement of Proposal is Available and Where Materials Proposed to be Incorporated by Reference are Available for Inspection and Purchase

Pursuant to section 29 of the Building Act 2004 (“the Act”), I give notice that a new compliance document for backcountry huts is proposed to be issued (“proposed Backcountry Huts Compliance Document”).

Material incorporated by reference

Pursuant to sections 405 and 410(1)(e) of the Act, I give notice that the following material is proposed to be incorporated by reference into the proposed Backcountry Huts Compliance Document:

Department of Conservation – Hut Procurement Manual for Backcountry Huts (3rd edition), July 2008

Viewing of the statement of proposal and material incorporated by reference

The Statement of Proposal and material proposed to be incorporated by reference are available for viewing free of charge at the following Department of Building and Housing (“DBH”) and Department of Conservation (“DoC”) offices:

DBH offices

• National Office – DBH, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
• Auckland Office – Level 3, AXA Building, 41 Shortland Street, Auckland.
• Christchurch Office – Level 2, 10 Nelson Street, Riccarton.
• Hamilton Office – Level 2, 36 Bryce Street, Hamilton.
• Manukau Office – Level 1, CST Nexia Centre, 22 Amersham Way, Manukau.

DoC offices

• Northland Conservancy – 149–151 Bank Street, Whangarei.
• Auckland Conservancy – corner of Karangahape Road and Liverpool Street, Newton, Auckland.
• Waikato Conservancy – 73 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton.
• Bay of Plenty Conservancy – 99 Sala Street, Rotorua.
• East Coast/Hawkes Bay Conservancy – 63 Carnarvon Street, Gisborne.
• Tongariro/Taupo Conservancy – Turanga Place, Turangi.
• Wanganui Conservancy – 74 Ingestre Street, Wanganui.
• Head Office – 18–32 Manners Street, Wellington.
• Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy – 186 Bridge Street, Nelson.
• West Coast Conservancy – Sewell Street, Hokitika.
• Canterbury Conservancy – 195 Hereford Street, Christchurch.
• Otago Conservancy – Lower Stuart Street, Dunedin.
• Southland Conservancy – 33 Don Street, Invercargill.

The Statement of Proposal for the proposed Backcountry Huts Compliance Document is also available for download free of charge from the DBH website www.dbh.govt.nz

Purchase of material incorporated by reference

The material incorporated by reference described above may be purchased directly from the National Office of the DBH, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

It is also available for free online at www.dbh.govt.nz

Copies of material incorporated by reference are also available for purchase.

How to comment

I invite comment on the proposals contained in this notice by 31 October 2008.

Please submit comments in writing with “Consultation Feedback – proposed Backcountry Huts Compliance Document” as the subject, in one of the following ways:

By courier or post to: DBH, Building Standards, Level 6, 86 Customhouse Quay (PO Box 10729), Wellington; or

By facsimile to: (04) 494 0290; or

By email: comments@dbh.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2008.

DAVID KELLY, Deputy Chief Executive, Building Quality, Department of Building and Housing.

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Retirement Villages Act 2003

Notice of Approval of Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008

Pursuant to sections 89(4) and 89(6) of the Retirement Villages Act 2003, the Minister for Building and Construction gives notice that the Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008 is hereby approved and shall come into force on 2 October 2009.

The Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008 is available for viewing and downloading free of charge on the Department of Building and Housing website www.dbh.govt.nz/retirement-villages

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of October 2008.

HON SHANE JONES, Minister for Building and Construction.

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Crown Law Office

Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Appointment of Judge Advocate General

Pursuant to section 203 of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Christopher John Hodson, Q.C.