NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 38

10 APRIL 2014

Vice Regal

Cabinet Office

The Royal Victorian Order

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand wishes to record that The Queen has been pleased on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following promotion in the Royal Victorian Order:

CVO

To be a Commander:

Phillippe Patrick O’Shea, CNZM, LVO, New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary.

(To be dated 31 December 2013.)

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand wishes to record that The Queen has been pleased to make the following appointment to the Royal Victorian Order:

CVO

To be a Commander:

Rebecca Lucy Kitteridge, on relinquishing the role of Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council in New Zealand.

(To be dated 25 March 2014.)

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April 2014.

MICHAEL WEBSTER, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Retention of the Title ‘The Honourable’

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting under delegated authority from Her Majesty The Queen, has approved the retention of the title “The Honourable” by

Rodney Harold Hansen

in recognition of his service as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of April 2014.

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Departmental Notices

Business, Innovation, and Employment

Building Act 2004

Notice Stating Where Copies of the Proposals to Amend the Acceptable Solutions C/AS1–C/AS7 and Verification Method C/VM2 for New Zealand Building Code Clauses C1–C6 Protection From Fire, and the Acceptable Solution BCH/AS1 for Back Country Huts are Available for Inspection

Consultation on Urgent Changes to the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Method for Building Code Clauses C1–C6 Protection From Fire

Pursuant to sections 29(5) and 30 of the Building Act 2004, I give notice of consultation on urgent amendments that were made to the Acceptable Solutions C/AS1–C/AS7 and Verification Method C/VM2 for the New Zealand Building Code Clauses C1–C6 Protection from Fire on 19 December 2013.

Pursuant to sections 30, 406(c)(ii) and 409(2) of the Act, I give notice of consultation on urgent amendments to the material incorporated by reference into Acceptable Solutions C/AS1–C/AS7 and Verification Method C/VM2 effective on 19 December 2013, namely, that reference to NZS 4541:2007 A1 is replaced by NZS 4541:2013, and that AS 4254:2012 is incorporated by reference into Verification Method C/VM2.

This consultation is carried out in accordance with section 30(1)(a) of the Act, for the purposes of making a final decision on the urgent amendments.

Further Proposed Amendments to Acceptable Solutions and Verification Methods

Pursuant to section 29 of the Building Act 2004, I give notice that the following acceptable solutions and verification method are proposed to be amended:

Building Code Clauses C1–C6 Protection from Fire

• Acceptable Solutions C/AS1–C/AS7
• Verification Method C/VM2

Back Country Huts

• Acceptable Solution BCH/AS1

The Statement of Proposal for the changes to the Acceptable Solutions and Verification Method can be downloaded free of charge from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (“Ministry”) website

www.dbh.govt.nz

The Statement of Proposal is also available from the Wellington office of the Ministry at Level 1, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington, between the hours of 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Comment

I invite comment on the above proposals by 9 May 2014.

Comments can be made in the following ways:

By email to buildingfeedback@mbie.govt.nz with "Consultation feedback – Protection from fire" in the subject line; or

By courier or post to: "Consultation feedback – Protection from fire", Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Attention: Claire Williams, Level 1, 33 Bowen Street, PO Box 5488, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of April 2014.