15 APRIL 2010 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 44 1237

Authorities and Other Agencies of State Notices

Antarctica New Zealand

British Settlements Act 1887

Officer of the Government of Ross Dependency Appointed

ANAND SATYANAND, Governor-General

Background:

A. An Order in Council dated 30 July 1923* ("the order") made under the British Settlements Act 1887 (UK) appoints the Governor-General of New Zealand to be the Governor of the Ross Dependency ("the Governor") and vests in the Governor certain powers:

B. The order empowers the Governor to make rules and regulations for the peace, order, and good government of the Dependency:

C. Regulations made by the Governor on 14 November 1923† provide that all persons appointed by the Governor may be empowered to do such things as may be necessary or desirable to ensure that the laws in force in the Dependency are duly observed and complied with in every respect, and to do all things necessary or expedient for the peace, order, and good government of the Dependency, and to safeguard and preserve Her Majesty’s rights and sovereignty over and in respect of the Dependency:

D. It is now expedient that Thomas Edward Arnold be appointed an officer of the Government of the Dependency:

Now therefore I, The Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, the Governor-General of New Zealand, and as such the Governor of the Dependency, appoint

Thomas Edward Arnold

to be an officer of the Government of the Dependency while he acts as Senior New Zealand Representative at Scott Base during the period beginning with this appointment and ending with the close of 10 October 2010:

I confer on Thomas Edward Arnold, while he holds office as an officer of the Government of the Dependency, all the powers exercisable in New Zealand by a Justice of the Peace:

Thomas Edward Arnold is to exercise his functions at such places within the Dependency as may be directed by an officer of the Government of the Dependency who has the general executive and administrative authority in preserving Her Majesty’s rights and sovereignty and the laws in force in the Dependency.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General as the Governor of the Ross Dependency and issued this 26th day of February 2010.

MURRAY McCULLY, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

*New Zealand Gazette, 16 August 1923, No. 63, page 2211
†New Zealand Gazette, 15 November 1923, No. 80, page 2815

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Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Summary of Exemptions Granted by the Director of Civil Aviation

Pursuant to section 37(3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, notification is hereby given that the Director of Civil Aviation has granted the following exemption from the Civil Aviation Rule requirements during the first quarter of 2010:

Exemption files may be viewed on prior request to the Group Executive Officer Personnel Licensing and Aviation Services at the office of the Civil Aviation Authority, 10 Hutt Road, Petone. Postal Address: PO Box 31441, Lower Hutt 5040.

Dated at Petone this 1st day of April 2010.

DIANNE PARKER, Group Executive Officer, Personnel Licensing and Aviation Services.

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New Zealand Transport Agency

Land Transport Act 1998

Land Transport Rules

In accordance with section 161(2) of the Land Transport Act 1998, the NZ Transport Agency, on behalf of the Minister of Transport, gives notice of the Minister’s intention to make a Rule that proposes amendments to Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 (Rule 54002) (the Traffic Control Devices Rule), and advises that the draft Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices Amendment [2010] (Rule 54002/4) is available for public comment.

The proposed amendment Rule will allow road controlling authorities to take advantage of a wider range of traffic control devices to implement, improve or maintain safe and efficient traffic management.