31 JULY 2014 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 82

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Application for assessment of an individual recertification programme for a vocational scope of practice

F Contribution to Mentoring Costs (usual 18-month programme) 2,782.61 1

G Urine Screening Programme

Usual five-year programme – including administration and the cost of tests  5,333.33    7

Administration only – usual five-year programme     1,333.33

H Contribution to Educational Supervision Costs (usual 12-month programme) 3,600.00 1,6

I Review of Decisions 111.11 1

J Certificate Signed by the Registrar

Certificate of registered information       35.56   1

Certificate of good standing (or copy)      35.56   1

Duplicate PC                35.56   1

Any other document certifying registration status or standing   35.56   1

K Register

Register for 12 months on disk or sent by email (updated monthly)   311.11  1

Register for 12 months downloaded from the Council’s website    177.78  1

Register data requests – contact the Council office for information 100.00  1,8

Key to Annotations

1 Fee is not refundable.

2 Fee may be waived for some categories.

3 Those with Australasian postgraduate qualifications and holding registration within a general scope of practice will pay only for a change in existing scope.

4 Reduced fee payable if the medical practitioner is registered within a provisional or special purpose scope of practice where the appointment is for less than six months. If appointments are for longer than six months, the PC fee will be charged on a pro rata basis to bring medical practitioners on to their PC cycle.

5 Fee includes a disciplinary levy of $113.62 and may be charged on a pro rata basis to bring medical practitioners on to their PC cycle.

6 Fee will be adjusted for any specific requirements of the programme.

7 Fee is based on 54 tests over a five-year period. Additional test costs will be recovered and a $53.33 service fee will apply.

8 Fee is per hour but may be adjusted depending on the nature of the query. Any disbursements will be recovered at cost.

9 $3,333.33 is paid at the time of stage one submission and $3,333.34 at the time of stage two submission.

Explanatory Note

The increase in practising certificate fee (B above) follows consultation by the Council with all medical practitioners with current practising certificates, in accordance with Council’s established practice of consulting on changes to prescribed fees. Medical practitioners and other stakeholder groups received a document indicating a proposed increase of $80.00, providing an explanation of the proposed increase and inviting submissions. In the information provided to the medical practitioners, the Council noted:

(a) The last practising certificate fee increase was $10.00 on 1 September 2013.

(b) The Council, like any organisation, is facing increasing costs. The majority of its increasing costs relate directly to its responsibilities as a medical regulator under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. Compounding the increased expenses are lower income from investment and examination activities.

(c) The Council had reviewed all areas of expenditure and reduced several items.

The Council resolved, on 29 July 2014, following consideration of submissions, to adopt an increase of $40.00 in the practising certificate fee.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of July 2014.

DAVID DUNBAR, Registrar, Medical Council of New Zealand.

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New Zealand Racing Board

Racing Act 2003

Amendments to the Betting Rules

Pursuant to section 52 of the Racing Act 2003, the New Zealand Racing Board hereby gives notice of the following amendments to the Betting Rules published as a Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 25 August 2003, No. 113, page 2981*.

Change #1

7.13 Privacy and Security of Account Betting

By establishing an account the Account Holder agrees to these provisions governing privacy of information and security.

All personal information provided to the Board by an Account Holder when the account is opened or operated, or when the Account Holder uses the Board’s website and/or places bets with the Board, will be held by the Board for the primary purpose of establishing and maintaining the relationship between the Account Holder and