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(o) Timaru Harbour

In a position with the Timaru Harbour Eastern Extension Light (flashing red every 5 seconds) bearing 300° 2.4 miles or in any other position indicated by the Timaru Harbour authorities on any occasion having regard to weather conditions.

(p) Wanganui Harbour

In the open roadstead at a position with the signal station 031° in 18.3m of water at M.L.W.S., or any other position within a radius of 3 miles of the flagstaff indicated by the Wanganui Harbour authorities on any occasion having regard to weather conditions and vessel size (unable to accept vessels longer than 80m and with a draught of more than 4.5m).

(q) Wellington Harbour

That area of the harbour contained within a circle of radius 0.2 miles having as its centre a point bearing 347° 0.56 miles from Point Jerningham Lighthouse or any other position within Wellington Harbour indicated by the Wellington Harbour authorities on any occasion having regard to weather conditions.

(r) Whangarei Harbour

In the area marked “Anchorage Area A”, 1.5 miles south of Bream Head (as marked on chart NZ 5214) or in any other position indicated by the Whangarei Harbour authorities on any occasion having regard to weather conditions.

4. Revocation—The Health (Quarantine Inspection Places) Notice 2005 (SR 2005/328)* is revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of August 2014.

DR FRAN McGRATH, Acting Director of Public Health
(for the Minister of Health under delegation dated 11 September 2013).

*New Zealand Gazette, 15 December 2005, No. 207, page 5282

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Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001

Designation of Auditing Agency

Pursuant to section 32 of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 (“the Act”), I, Don Mackie, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health (“the Ministry”) under delegation from the Director-General of Health, designate The DAA Group Limited to audit the provision or likely future provision of the following kinds of health care services:

• Hospital care services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act) that are:
  • children’s health services;
  • geriatric services;
  • maternity services;
  • medical services;
  • mental health services;
  • surgical services;
• Rest home care services (as defined in section 6(2) of the Act); and
• Residential disability services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act) that are:
  • intellectual;
  • physical;
  • psychiatric;
  • sensory.

This designation is subject to the following conditions:

1. The Designated Auditing Agency (“DAA”) must comply with the requirements of the DAA Handbook issued by the Ministry and updated from time to time.

2. Promptly after giving a certified provider or prospective provider an audit report, the DAA must:

   • complete the Ministry of Health Audit Report Tool and provide an electronic copy to the Ministry; and
   • provide a summary of the audit report to the Ministry (refer to condition 9).

3. The DAA must provide in writing any information about the auditing of health care services pursuant to the Act if requested by the Ministry.

4. During the term of the DAA’s designation, the DAA will allow the Ministry to audit or to commission the undertaking of audits or reviews of the DAA. This could also include attending audits being undertaken by the DAA. The Ministry may or may not notify the DAA of any audit or review.

5. The DAA must immediately notify the Ministry in writing of any significant change to the DAA, including but not restricted to:

   • any change in ownership and/or control of the legal entity;
   • any change in management personnel;
   • any change to the Auditor Register (refer to condition 8); and
   • any change in the status of any third party accreditation the DAA may hold, including evidence of such accreditation and copies of any Third Party Accreditation Audit Reports or notifications in respect of their accreditation.

6. The DAA must conduct as a minimum at least one annual:

   • internal audit that focuses on the DAA’s auditing activities undertaken pursuant to the Act, together with a compliance audit against the requirements of the DAA as set out in the Act; and
   • management review in respect of the DAA’s programmes operated pursuant to the Act.

7. The DAA shall at all times operate an internal appeals system which is documented and conveyed in writing to all clients. Auditable records of the facts and outcomes of all client appeals shall be maintained by the DAA. The DAA must provide these records in writing to the Ministry when requested by the Ministry.

8. The DAA must provide in writing, in a timely manner when requested by the Ministry, the details of the name, auditing qualifications and experience and, if relevant, the area of clinical or service competency of each auditor or technical expert approved by the DAA to undertake audits pursuant to the Act.

9. The DAA must provide all documentation to the Ministry in the form prescribed by the Ministry.

10. The DAA must hold third party accreditation with a Ministry approved third party accreditation body.

11. The DAA must notify the Ministry of any intent to audit district health boards’ provision of hospital care services (as defined in section 4(1) of the Act), and satisfy the Ministry as per section 33(b) of the Act that it has:
    (i) the technical expertise to audit the provision of services of that kind; and
    (ii) effective systems in place for auditing the provision of services of that kind.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of August 2014.

DR DON MACKIE, Chief Medical Officer.

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