NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 112 — 1 DECEMBER 2016

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 any information about the auditing of health care services pursuant to the Act if requested in writing 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 to the Ministry when requested in writing by the Ministry.

8. The DAA must provide in a timely manner when requested by the Ministry in writing 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 28th day of November 2016.

DR STEWART JESSAMINE, Director, Protection, Regulation and Assurance, Ministry of Health.

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Notice of Decision to Confirm Amendment 13 to Acceptable Solution B1/AS1

Pursuant to section 30 of the Building Act 2004 ("Act"), I give notice of a decision to confirm Amendment 13 to Acceptable Solution for the New Zealand Building Code clause B1 Structure ("B1/AS1"), made on 1 June 2016 without prior consultation, in accordance with section 29(5) of the Act.

Amendment 13 to B1/AS1 introduces additional safety requirements for structural glass barriers, and was introduced for the following reasons:

• the potential for injury when structural glass barriers break unexpectedly; and
• an increasing use of structural glass barriers.

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