NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 48

9 APRIL 2009

The Treasury

Public Finance Act 1989

Notice of Publication of Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand

Pursuant to section 31B of the Public Finance Act 1989, the Minister of Finance gives notice of the publication of the financial statements of the Government of New Zealand for:

• the eight months ended 28 February 2009, on 3 April 2009.

Copies of these financial statements are available:

• for inspection free of charge at the National Library of New Zealand, Auckland City Library, Wellington Public Library and Canterbury Public Library;

• for purchase at branches of Bennetts bookshops; and

• through the internet at

  http://www.treasury.govt.nz

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April 2009.

HON SIMON WILLIAM ENGLISH, Minister of Finance.

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Transport

Land Transport Act 1998

Notification of Coming into Force of Ordinary Rule

Under section 160(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, I give notice of the application by me of subclauses 2.4(1) and 4.3 of the Land Transport Rule: Operator Licensing Amendment 2008 (Rule 81001/1).

This Rule was made on 30 September 2008 and the commencement of the specified subclauses was suspended until applied by the Minister of Transport, by notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

Subclauses 2.4(1) and 4.3 of this Rule come into force on 8 May 2009.

This Rule is available for inspection free of charge at the National Office of the New Zealand Transport Agency, Victoria Arcade, 44 Victoria Street, Wellington, and for purchase at bookshops that sell legislation or direct from Wickliffe Limited, PO Box 932, Dunedin.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of April 2009.

HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Transport.

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Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Electoral Enrolment Centre

Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000

Referenda (Closing of Preliminary Referendum Rolls) Notice 2009

Pursuant to section 14(2) of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000, the Chief Registrar of Electors gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title—This notice is the Referenda (Closing of Preliminary Referendum Rolls) Notice 2009.

2. Date for closing of preliminary referendum rolls—The date appointed for the closing of the preliminary referendum rolls is 22 May 2009.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of March 2009.

JOHN ALLEN, Chief Registrar of Electors.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

The preliminary referendum rolls have to be printed for each electoral district in preparation for the forthcoming referendum on the question: “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?” The referendum will be conducted by postal voting in the period starting on 31 July 2009 and ending at 7.00pm on 21 August 2009.

The preliminary referendum rolls list electors who are enrolled on a date appointed for the closing of the rolls. This notice appoints 22 May 2009 as that date.

The rolls will be printed as soon as practicable after that date and will then be available for public inspection.

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Electricity Commission

Electricity Act 1992

Notice of Making of Electricity Governance Amendment Rules (No. 70) 2009 and Notice of Reasons for Decision

1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”), I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”) under section 172H of the Act.

2. The empowering provision in the Electricity Governance Regulations in relation to which the amendment to the Rules is made is section 172D(1)(b) and (g) of the Act.

3. The amendment will enable a participant (“participant A”), with the agreement of another participant (“participant B”) and of the Electricity Commission, to take on all the rights and obligations of participant B as a purchaser or a payer under Parts C, G and H of the Rules.

4. Pursuant to section 172Z(4) of the Act, the reason for my decision to amend the Rules is that the amendment will allow an electricity retailer who is a registry retailer (that is, a retailer who has its participant identifier recorded against installation control points on the registry) to interact with the electricity wholesale market.