Matthew Stone, Director Animals and Animal Products of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), acting under delegated authority from the Director-General of MPI, gives notice, under section 142N(4) of the Biosecurity Act 1993 ("the Act"), that under section 142M of the Act, some or
all of the following material, in whole or in part, is proposed for incorporation by reference in one or more Import Health Standards for Animals and Animal Products developed under sections 22-24D of the Act:
- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Live Animals Regulations (LAR) - a copy is available for reading free of charge at Ministry for Primary Industries, Pastoral House, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand.
- OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals (available at the OIE website free of charge
www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/
terrestrial-code/access-online)
- OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (available on the OIE website free of charge
www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/
terrestrial-manual/access-online)
- Marine Orders - Part 43: Cargo and Cargo Handling - Livestock, Issue 6 (Order No. 13 of 2006) (available at the Australian Government ComLaw website free of charge
www.comlaw.gov.au)
- OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals (available on the OIE website free of charge
www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/
aquatic-manual/access-online)
- OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (available on the OIE website free of charge
www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/aquatic-code/access-online)
The following address is:
(a) where comments on this proposal to incorporate material by reference are to be sent; and
(b) where the material incorporated can be viewed free of charge:
Ministry for Primary Industries
Animal Imports Team
PO Box 2526
Wellington 6140
animalimports@mpi.govt.nz
Any written comment must be received by the Ministry for Primary Industries no later than 10 working days after the date of notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
Consultation on this proposal to incorporate material by reference is in addition to the usual process of consultation on draft import health standards under sections 22-24D of the Act.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of December 2012.
MATTHEW STONE, Director Animals and Animal Products (acting under delegated authority), Ministry for Primary Industries.