NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 73

10 JULY 2014

Crown Entities Act 2004

Appointment of Member to the Takeovers Panel

Pursuant to section 28(1)(b) of the Crown Entities Act 2004, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has appointed to the Takeovers Panel

Richard Anthony Lang Hunt, of Sydney, Australia

as a member, cross-appointed from the Australian Takeovers Panel, for a term of ten months commencing on 1 May 2014 and expiring on 7 March 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 2014.

HON CRAIG FOSS, Minister of Commerce.

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Research, Science and Technology Act 2010

Notice Setting the Criteria for Selecting New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre Host

General Introduction

The establishment of a New Zealand centre of food safety science and research is one of the 29 recommendations in the Government Inquiry into the Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC) Contamination Incident Report, released in December 2013.

The New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre (“Centre”) will coordinate, and deliver food safety science and research for New Zealand. The establishment of the Centre represents an increase in the funding available for food safety science and research, and will ensure that the New Zealand food safety system remains among the best in the world.

A collaborative workshop involving representatives from the New Zealand food industry, research organisations and Government was held on the 28th and 29th of May. This workshop was used to refine the structure, governance and functions of the Centre.

The Science Board selected research organisations to attend this workshop and bid to host the Centre in accordance with the Ministerial Notice “Notice Setting the Criteria for Selecting New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre Workshop Participants”, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 1 May 2014, No. 44, page 1287.

In the current notice I set the criteria the Science Board must use when selecting the host of the Centre. Once this host has been selected, they will enter into a funding contract with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, under which it will develop a detailed research plan for the Centre, and a business plan to govern the Centre’s ongoing operations.

Notice to the Science Board

1.1 In this notice, I:

(a) set the criteria the Science Board must use when selecting a research organisation to host the Centre under section 8(1) of the Research, Science and Technology Act 2010 (“Act”);

(b) specify that the Science Board may allocate up to $0.5 million for the establishment phase of the Centre under section 10(3)(b) of the Act; and

(c) specify that the final funding decision on the Centre will be made by the Science Board under section 10(3)(b) of the Act.

General Policy Objective of the Centre

2.1 The Centre will be established to ensure:

(a) the delivery of excellent food safety science and research, to minimise the risks of foodborne illness and maximise economic growth opportunities;

(b) an increased level of food safety knowledge and capability across the science sector, industry and Government;

(c) the provision of cutting-edge food safety outputs to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner; and

(d) national and international visibility, reputation and credibility for New Zealand food safety science and research.

Governance principles for the Centre

3.1 The following governance principles have been developed in consultation with New Zealand’s food industry, food safety researchers, government agencies and other food safety stakeholders. The Centre is expected to operate in accordance with these guidelines in achieving the policy objectives outlined above:

(a) The Centre’s governance and management arrangements empower it to act independently in fulfilling its functions. The Centre’s governance group will be expertise-based, rather than representative.

(b) The Centre will operate in an efficient manner that ensures “value for money”. The governance and management arrangements for the Centre will reflect the need for efficiency in the Centre’s operations.

(c) Advice provided to the Centre’s governance is representative of the Centre’s stakeholders. It will represent the views of New Zealand’s food industry, research organisations and the Government.

(d) To allow the views of different stakeholders to be expressed, advice provided to the Centre governance may not always be “consensus based”.

(e) To ensure an international perspective on the Centre’s strategic direction and research priorities, a range of international expertise should provide advice to the Centre’s governance.

Vision Mātauranga policy

4.1 The Centre is expected to give effect to the Vision Mātauranga policy. The Vision Mātauranga policy aims to unlock the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people for the benefit of New Zealand. It focuses on four themes:

(a) Indigenous Innovation – contributing to economic growth through distinctive science and innovation;

(b) Taiao/Environment – achieving environmental sustainability through iwi and hapū relationships with land and sea;

(c) Hauora/Health – improving health and social well-being; and

(d) Mātauranga – exploring indigenous knowledge and science and innovation.

Eligibility criteria for hosting the Centre

5.1 The following organisations have been selected by the Science Board as eligible to apply to be the host of the Centre, in accordance with criteria set in the notice with the heading “Notice Setting the Criteria for Selecting New Zealand Food Safety Science and Research Centre Workshop Participants”, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 1 May 2014, No. 44, page 1287:

(a) AgResearch;

(b) the Cawthron Institute;

(c) the Institute of Environmental Science and Research;