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The Crown also intends to allocate NZUs to owners of pre-1990 forest land after 31 December 2012.

The remainder of the 225 million units are intended to be issued to participants for removals activities listed in Schedule 4 of the Act.

This figure is based on the Crown’s intentions under current legislation.

The Crown is currently in international negotiations under the Kyoto Protocol and considering amendments to the Act, which could result in changes to the Act and the Government’s intentions regarding these matters.

To provide further certainty to the public, a further notification of intention will be gazetted in January 2013 to detail any variations to these intentions.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March 2012.

CRAIG FOSS, Acting Minister for Climate Change Issues.

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Health

Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

Reappointment and Appointments to the Medical Sciences Council

Pursuant to section 120 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the Minister of Health

reappoints

Sue Carnoutsos

as a medical laboratory scientist member of the Medical Sciences Council, for a term commencing on the date of this notification and ending on 9 June 2013; and appoints

Kirsten Beynon

as a medical laboratory scientist member of the Council, for a three-year term of office commencing on the date of this notification; and appoints

Karen Bennett

as an anaesthetic technician member of the Council, for a three-year term of office commencing on the date of this notification; and appoints

Dr Andrew Warmington

as an anaesthetist member of the Council, for a two-year term of office commencing on the date of this notification.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March 2012.

HON TONY RYALL, Minister of Health.

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Reappointments and Appointments to the Osteopathic Council

Pursuant to section 120 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the Minister of Health reappoints

Martin Lambert; and appoints

Max Belcher

as health practitioner members of the Osteopathic Council, for three-year terms of office commencing on the date of this notification; reappoints

Dee Taylor

as a health practitioner member of the Council, for a one-year term of office commencing on the date of this notification; and appoints

Tim Friedlander

as a health practitioner member; and reappoints

Sharon Lambert

as a layperson member of the Council, for three-year terms of office commencing on 23 July 2012.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of March 2012.

HON TONY RYALL, Minister of Health.

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Reappointment and Appointment to the Podiatrists Board

Pursuant to section 120 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, the Minister of Health reappoints

Leigh Shaw; and appoints

Keith Aitken

as health practitioner members of the Podiatrists Board, for three-year terms of office commencing on the date of this notification.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of March 2012.

HON TONY RYALL, Minister of Health.

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Medicines Act 1981

Consent to the Distribution of New Medicines

Pursuant to section 20 of the Medicines Act 1981, the Minister of Health hereby consents to the distribution in New Zealand of the new medicines set out in the Schedule hereto:

Schedule

Product:

Babi Pregnancy Test

Active Ingredients:

Anti-alpha HCG monoclonal antibody 0.76μg – 0.91μg

Anti-beta HCG monoclonal antibody 0.6μg

Goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody 1.14μg – 1.52μg

Dosage Form:

Pregnancy test kit

New Zealand Sponsor:

Blue Cross New Zealand Limited

Manufacturer:

Blue Cross Bio-Medical (Beijing) Co Limited, Beijing, China