10 FEBRUARY 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 14

Food Act 1981

Notice Under the Food Act 1981 (Notice No. 258)

Pursuant to section 11G of the Food Act 1981, notice is given of the issue on 30 January 2011 of the New Zealand (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code) Food Standards 2002, Amendment No. 34, which comes into force on 10 March 2011.

A copy of the notice may be inspected or obtained at the office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, South Tower, 68 Jervois Quay (PO Box 2835), Wellington.

It can also be viewed on the website

www.foodsafety.govt.nz

Dated this 7th day of February 2011.

STEVE HATHAWAY, Director (Science Information and Risk), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (acting pursuant to delegated authority).

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Crown Law Office

Judicature Act 1908

Appointment of Judge of Court of Appeal

Pursuant to section 57 of the Judicature Act 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable John Richard Wild, High Court Judge

to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand to take effect on 1 February 2011.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of January 2011.

HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.

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Economic Development

Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission: Terms of Reference

Pursuant to section 12 of the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010, the Minister of Finance, the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, and the Minister for the Environment give notice of their provision of the Terms of Reference to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission.

Terms of Reference

Purpose

1. This document sets out the proposed Terms of Reference for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission.

Background

2. A major earthquake occurred in Canterbury on 4 September 2010. Significant damage resulted in states of emergency being declared in three territorial authority areas. The Canterbury areas of Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri were all significantly impacted.

3. Existing legislation may impose requirements on individuals, councils, and organisations that could hamper the emergency response and recovery and divert resources away from recovery efforts.

4. In order to ensure that existing legislation does not unnecessarily hamper efforts and that the Government has adequate statutory power to assist with the response to and recovery from the Canterbury earthquake, on 15 September 2010 the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 (“the Act”) came into force. This Act established the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission (“the Commission”). The Act provides for Orders in Council to be made to grant an exemption from, or modify, or extend any provision of any enactment.

5. The overall recovery from the earthquake is being led by Canterbury local authorities in accordance with established procedures for the recovery under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. The Commission will undertake its role within this framework and work in accordance with the Government’s National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan.

6. These Terms of Reference are required by the Act and must specify the role of the Commission, the secretariat services to be provided, and be consistent with the purpose of the Act. Where there is any inconsistency between the Act and these Terms of Reference, the Act will prevail.

Amendment to Terms of Reference

7. The Terms of Reference can be amended at any time by the responsible Ministers and if the Terms of Reference are amended, the commissioners will be notified as soon as practicable after the amendment.

8. These Terms of Reference and any amendments to them will be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Membership and Appointment of the Commission

9. The Act establishes the Commission with the following seven commissioners:

• The mayor of the Christchurch City Council;
• the mayor of the Selwyn District Council;
• the mayor of the Waimakariri District Council; and
• four Government appointed persons with relevant expertise or appropriate skills, one of whom must be an Environment Canterbury commissioner (or if there is no such person the chair of the Canterbury Regional Council).

10. The appointed persons will be appointed in writing by the responsible Ministers. The chairperson will be appointed by the responsible Ministers in writing, and must be one of the appointed commissioners (other than the Environment Canterbury commissioner or the chairperson of the Canterbury Regional Council as the case may be). The deputy chairperson will also be.