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| Herbs and spices as described in Schedule 4 to Standard 1.4.2
| Herbal infusions – fresh, dried or fermented leaves, flowers and other parts of plants used to make beverages, excluding tea
| Minimum: none
| Maximum: 6 kGy
|
| Herbs and spices as described in Schedule 4 to Standard 1.4.2
| Herbal infusions – fresh, dried or fermented leaves, flowers and other parts of plants used to make beverages, excluding tea
| Minimum: 2 kGy
| Maximum: 30 kGy
|
| Herbal infusions – fresh, dried or fermented leaves, flowers and other parts of plants used to make beverages, excluding tea
| Minimum: 2 kGy
| Maximum: 10 kGy
|
| Control of sprouting and pest disinfestation, including control of weeds.
| Bacterial decontamination.
| Bacterial decontamination.

5 Permission to irradiate

(1) A permission to irradiate a food is not a permission to irradiate the food more than once.

(2) However, subclause (1) does not prohibit the irradiation of a food -

(a) which is prepared from materials that have been irradiated at levels not exceeding in any case 1 kGy; or

(b) which contains less than 50 g/kg of irradiated ingredients; or

(c) where the required full dose of ionising radiation is applied to the food in divided doses for a specific technological reason.

[2.5] omitting the second example from the Examples under subclause 6(1)

[2.6] omitting the words clause 2 from subclause 6(3), substituting subclause 2(1)

[2.7] omitting subclause 6(4)

[2.8] inserting -

7 Record keeping

(1) Records must be kept at a facility where food is irradiated in relation to -

(a) the nature and quality of the food treated; and

(b) lot identification; and

(c) the minimum durable life of the food treated; and

(d) the process used; and

(e) compliance with the process used; and

(f) the minimum and maximum dose absorbed by the food; and

(g) an indication whether or not the product has been irradiated previously and if so, details of such treatment; and

(h) date of irradiation.

(2) The records required to be kept by subclause (1) must be kept for a period of time that exceeds the minimum durable life of the irradiated food by 1 year.

[2.9] updating the Table of Provisions to reflect these variations

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Nursing Council of New Zealand

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Nurses (Fees) Notice January 2013

Pursuant to sections 130(1) and 131 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the following notice is given.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Nurses (Fees) Notice January 2013.

(2) The fees come into force from 1 January 2013 as specified.

(3) This notice revokes the fees in the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 16 February 2012, No. 17, page 439, on the date from which they are effective.

2. Fees—The Nursing Council of New Zealand (“the council”) sets the following fees, payable to the council, specified in the Schedule to this notice. All fees charged by the council are non-refundable.

3. Tax—The fees are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Schedule

Fees Payable $ Effective

A. ANNUAL AND INTERIM PRACTISING CERTIFICATES (including disciplinary levy):

12 months (includes $20.00 disciplinary levy) 110.00 1 July 2011

3 months or any part thereof (includes $5.00 disciplinary levy) 27.50 1 July 2011

6 months or any part thereof (includes $10.00 disciplinary levy) 55.00 1 July 2011

9 months or any part thereof (includes $15.00 disciplinary levy) 82.50 1 July 2011