27 JUNE 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 83 2227

Schedule 1—Amendments

Tobacco Plain Packaging Regulations 2011

1 At the end of Regulation 1.1.5
Add:

Note 1: The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 and these Regulations were temporarily exempted from the operation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 under section 46 of that Act and section 109 of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011. The temporary exemption operated from 1 October 2012 until the commencement of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Regulation 2013.

Note 2: The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 and these Regulations are permanently exempted from the operation of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 under subsection 4(2) and section 45 of that Act, and clause 3 to Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act. The permanent exemption began on the commencement of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Regulation 2013.

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

2 Clause 3 of Schedule 2 (at the end of the table)
Add:

Tobacco
Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 134 of Schedule 2 to that Act, to the extent that it relates to the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011
Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011

Endorsement of Regulations Made Under the Australian Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

As the designated person for New Zealand, and in accordance with section 43 of the Australian Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (“the Australian Act”), I endorse the proposed Regulation set out below for the purposes of section 45 of the Australian Act.

Dated this 17th day of June 2013.

CRAIG FOSS, Minister of Commerce.

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Name of Regulation—This Regulation is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Regulation 2013.

2. Commencement—Each provision of this Regulation specified in Column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with Column 2 of the table. Any other statement in Column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement Information

3. Authority—This Regulation is made under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.

4. Definition—In this Regulation:

Act means the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.

5. Continuation of temporary exemption relating to specific laws—tobacco

(1) For subsection 47(3) of the Act, the following laws of the Commonwealth are exempt from the operation of the Act:

(a) Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011;
(b) Tobacco Plain Packaging Regulations 2011.

(2) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on 30 September 2014.

(3) For subsection 47(3) of the Act, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, section 134 of Schedule 2 to that Act, to the extent that it relates to the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011 is exempt from the Act.

(4) Subsection (3) ceases to have effect on 30 November 2014.

Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 1999

Notice of Recognition of Inspection Body Under Regulation 24(5) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 1999

Pursuant to Regulation 24(5) of the Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 1999 (“Regulations”), I, Brett Murray, on delegated authority from the Chief Executive, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, hereby give notice that I am satisfied that Det Norske Veritas (NZ) Limited meets the criteria set out in Regulation 24(1) of the Regulations for recognition as an inspection body for the carrying out of inspections and the issuing of certificates of fitness in accordance with Regulation 25 of the Regulations.

This recognition is granted subject to the conditions set out at Regulation 24(2)(a) and (b) of the Regulations.