Vice Regal and Departmental Notices




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 55

13 MAY 2010


Vice Regal

Cabinet Office

Retention of the Title ‘The Honourable’

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand acting under delegated authority from Her Majesty The Queen, has approved the retention of the title “The Honourable” by:

Sir James Bruce ROBERTSON, KNZM

on his retirement as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand and the High Court of New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April 2010.

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Parliamentary Notices

Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993

Notification of Withdrawal of an Indicative Referendum Petition

Pursuant to section 22A of the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993, I hereby give notice that:

Unite Union

has withdrawn its petition for an indicative referendum on the following question:

“Should the adult minimum wage be raised in steps over the next three years, starting with an immediate rise to $15 per hour, until it reaches 66% of the average total hourly earnings as defined in the Quarterly Employment Survey?”

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of May 2010.

MARY HARRIS, Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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Departmental Notices

Agriculture and Forestry

Biosecurity Act 1993

Controlled Area Notice in Respect of Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatids) (Notice No. 1682)

Notice

  1. Revocation of Previous Notice—I hereby revoke the notice entitled “Biosecurity (Declaration of a Controlled Area) Notice No. 1204” dated the 23rd day of July 2001 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 2 August 2001, No. 81, page 1945.

  2. Commencement—This notice takes effect on the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

  3. Declaration of a Controlled Area—Pursuant to section 131(2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 (“the Act”), I declare the whole of New Zealand to be a controlled area to enable the limitation of the spread of true hydatids (Echinococcus granulosus), being an unwanted organism under the Act.

  4. Interpretation—In this notice:

    • controlled area means the whole of New Zealand.
    • livestock means animals kept for use or profit and includes, but are not limited to, sheep, goats, cattle, deer, horses, llamas, alpacas and camels.
    • offal means all internal organs including liver and lungs.
  5. Notice of Controls—Under section 131(3)(b) of the Act, I give notice of the following matters. Within the controlled area:

    (a) slaughter and dressing of livestock shall take place in a dog-proof enclosure;

    (b) owners shall control their dogs at all times in such a manner as to prevent them from having access to raw offal of livestock; and

    (c) offal shall be cooked by boiling for a minimum of 30 minutes before feeding to dogs.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of May 2010.

PETER THOMSON, Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Retention of the Title ‘The Honourable’

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
8 April 2010
Title retention, Honourable, Judge, Court of Appeal, High Court
  • James Bruce Robertson (Sir), Retained title of 'The Honourable'

🏛️ Withdrawal of Indicative Referendum Petition

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
11 May 2010
Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993, Minimum wage, Referendum petition, Withdrawal
  • MARY HARRIS, Clerk of the House of Representatives

🌾 Controlled Area Notice for Hydatids

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
5 May 2010
Biosecurity Act 1993, Hydatids, Controlled area, Livestock, Offal
  • PETER THOMSON, Chief Technical Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry