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and other low-carbon energy technologies up to and
including pilot/demonstration plant stage leading to their
commercial development and use in New Zealand.

Amount of the Fund
The amount required to be allocated for the purposes of the
fund will be published in the Estimates of Appropriation.
I estimate that the total amount will be $12 million,
appropriated as follows:
2008/2009—$4 million
2009/2010—$4 million
2010/2011—$4 million.

Period of the Fund
I estimate that the fund will operate between 1 July 2008
and 30 June 2011, with recipients of the fund selected prior
to then.

Funding Criteria
The foundation will fund proposals that:
● are consistent with the objectives of the fund;
● are made by public or private sector organisations based
in New Zealand; and
● have a significant level of commercial/industry
co-funding.

Monitoring Agency
The fund will be monitored by the Ministry of Research,
Science and Technology.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2007.

HON. PETE HODGSON, Minister of Research, Science and
Technology.

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Direction to the Foundation for Research, Science
and Technology for Climate Change Adaptation
Research Scheme

Under section 8A of the Foundation for Research, Science,
and Technology Act 1990, I direct the Foundation for
Research, Science and Technology (“the foundation”) to
allocate funds in accordance with Climate Change

Adaptation Research Scheme (“the scheme”) as specified
in this notice.

Nature of the Scheme
The scheme will fund:
● climate modelling research required to understand how
New Zealand can mitigate or adapt to the impacts of
climate change; and
● capability building within the science sector in order to
undertake and apply that research.

These activities should be undertaken via a multidisciplinary,
collaborative or cross-research organisation approach.

Scheme Objectives
The scheme’s objectives are to support the New Zealand
Government’s policy objectives for climate change, which
are to:
● protect our primary and resource intensive industries;
● respond to new human and animal health threats;
● maintain and enhance our biodiversity; and
● develop communities resilient to changes in the climate
and associated hazards.

Estimate of Funds
I estimate that $2.5 million per annum from the Vote
Research Science and Technology Environmental Research
Output Expense will be appropriated for the scheme.
Actual appropriations will be published each year in the
Estimates of Appropriations.

Period of the Scheme
This notice is effective from 1 January 2008.
I estimate the scheme will operate for a minimum of five
years from the date of this notice.

Monitoring Agency
The scheme will be monitored by the Ministry of Research,
Science and Technology.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 2007.

HON. PETE HODGSON, Minister of Research, Science and
Technology.

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Health

Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and
Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Revocation of Appointment as Compulsory
Care Co-ordinator

Under section 140 of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory
Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003, I revoke the appointment
of the following person as a compulsory care co-ordinator for
the named geographical and operational area listed below, as

published in the New Zealand Gazette, 9 November 2006,
No. 132, page 3829.

Southern Region including the whole of the South Island:

James Bathgate

The revocation of this appointment takes effect on the date
this notice is published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of February 2008.

STEPHEN McKERNAN, 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: