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(iii) Recognised Equivalent Qualification Route (REQR) pharmacists

Holders of a pharmacy qualification from a country or jurisdiction recognised by the PCNZ (currently recognised countries are United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States of America):

• in which there is a legislative basis for registration/licensure of pharmacists;
• in which the practice of pharmacy is considered by the PCNZ to be substantially equivalent to Australia/New Zealand;
• in which the level of competency required to practise pharmacy is considered to be substantially equivalent to Australia/New Zealand; and
• which has accreditation of tertiary institutions offering pharmacy degrees as accredited by the APC, or which the pharmacy qualification is from an institution individually accredited by the APC.

(a) successful completion of the Competency Assessment of Overseas Pharmacists (CAOP) examination;
(b) successful completion of a minimum period of four weeks’ supervised practice under an approved pharmacist (three months for Canada and United States of America applicants);
(c) successful completion of the PCNZ Law and Ethics interview; and
(d) successful completion of a PCNZ-approved Return to the Workforce Programme (Canada and United States of America applicants only).

(iv) Registered pharmacists applying from countries other than Australia or REQR countries

(a) Pharmacy degree and post-registration work experience in pharmacy deemed by the PCNZ as equivalent in content and learning outcomes to a current APC accredited pharmacy programme; and
(b) current registration as a pharmacist with a pharmacy registration authority in the same country of registration where the degree in (iv)(a) was completed; and
(c) successful completion of the Intern Training Programme of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (Inc), and
(d) a pass in the PCNZ assessments as follows:

• Written Examination; and
• Assessment Centre.

2. Intern Pharmacist Scope of Practice

Pursuant to section 12 of the Act, the following qualifications have been prescribed for registration in the intern pharmacist scope of practice:

(a) Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Auckland; or
(b) Bachelor of Pharmacy, National School of Pharmacy (Otago); or
(c) Australian pharmacy degrees from Schools of Pharmacy holding either full or conditional accreditation from the Australian Pharmacy Council.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 2013.
CLAIRE PAGET-HAY, Registrar, Pharmacy Council.
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TBfree New Zealand Limited

Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis-Otago Land Levy) Order 1998

Levy on Rural Land in the Otago Region

Pursuant to the Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis-Otago Land Levy) Order 1998, made under the Biosecurity Act 1993, a levy is payable to TBfree New Zealand by the occupiers of all rural landholdings four hectares or more in area in the Otago region.

The purpose of the levy is to partially fund TB vector control operations in Otago under the National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Plan.

For the 2013/14 financial year, the single rate of levy payable is 0.01700% ($17.00) per $100,000.00 of the property land value recorded in the district valuation roll on 1 July 2013 (GST exclusive).

For the purpose of calculating the levy payable, no property shall be valued at more than $5,000.00 per hectare.

Where the levy payable is less than $10.00 excluding GST for the property, the occupier is exempt from payment of the levy and will not receive an invoice.

Land occupiers will be invoiced by TBfree New Zealand for levies payable on or after 1 February 2014.

The due date for payment of levies is 31 March 2014.

WILLIAM MCCOOK, Chief Executive, TBfree New Zealand Limited.
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Index

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Bankruptcy Notices—
Bankruptcies: 4018
No asset procedures: 4019

Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis-Otago Land Levy) Order—
Levies
Rural land
Otago region: 4060