An amendment to this notice was published on 11 August 2022, Notice No. 2022-go3367.

Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Appointment of Directors of Area Mental Health Services

Pursuant to section 92 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, I, Kevin Woods,
Director-General of Health:
1. revoke all previous notices made by the Director-General of Health, pursuant to section 92 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992; and
2. designate the persons set out in Schedule 1 to this notice as Directors of Area Mental Health Services for the areas indicated.
Each Director of Area Mental Health Services is appointed to:
(a) the area of a District Health Board (DHB), as defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000; or
(b) the area of a Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service, as defined in Schedule 2 of this notice.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of October 2013.
KEVIN WOODS, Director-General of Health.
Schedule 1 - Directors of Area Mental Health Services
Area Appointee
Northland DHB Margaret Edith Catherine Honeyman, psychiatrist, of Northland
Waitemata DHB Murray David Patton, psychiatrist, of Auckland
Auckland DHB Clive John Bensemann, psychiatrist, of Auckland
Counties Manukau DHB Muther Sastry Anand, psychiatrist, of Auckland
Waikato DHB Rees Tohiteurerangi Tapsell, psychiatrist, of Auckland
Bay of Plenty DHB Susan Mackersey, psychiatrist, of Tauranga
Lakes DHB Richard Francis Thompson, psychiatrist, of Rotorua
Tairawhiti DHB Michael Norfolk, registered nurse, of Gisborne
Taranaki DHB Allan Clifford Binnie, psychiatrist, of New Plymouth
Hawke's Bay DHB Simon Nicholas Shaw, psychiatrist, of Hastings
Whanganui DHB John Jeffery Hammond, registered nurse, of Wanganui
MidCentral DHB Jerry Varghese, psychiatrist, of Palmerston North
Hutt Valley DHB Sheila Gordon, psychiatrist, of Wellington
Capital & Coast DHB Nigel Alexander Fairley, psychologist, of Wellington
Wairarapa DHB Sheila Gordon, psychiatrist, of Wellington
Nelson Marlborough DHB Mary Heather McPherson, psychiatrist, of Nelson
West Coast DHB Peri Renison, psychiatrist, of Christchurch
Canterbury DHB Susan Kay Nightingale, psychiatrist, of Christchurch
South Canterbury DHB Cecilia Casware Smith-Hamel, psychiatrist, of Timaru
Southern DHB Christopher James Knight, psychiatrist, of Dunedin
Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service Jeremy John Skipworth, psychiatrist, of Auckland
Midland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service Peter John Dean, psychiatrist, of Hamilton
Central Regional Forensic Mental Health Service Nigel Alexander Fairley, psychologist, of Wellington
Canterbury Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service Ceri Lee Evans, psychiatrist, of Christchurch
Southern Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service Christopher James Knight, psychiatrist, of Dunedin
Schedule 2 - Boundaries of Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services
Service Constituent DHB Areas
Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service Northland DHB, Waitemata DHB, Auckland DHB, Counties Manukau DHB
Midland Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service Waikato DHB, Bay of Plenty DHB, Lakes DHB, Taranaki DHB
Central Regional Forensic Mental Health Service Tairawhiti DHB, Hawke's Bay DHB, Whanganui DHB, MidCentral DHB, Wairarapa DHB, Hutt Valley DHB, Capital & Coast DHB
Canterbury Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service Nelson Marlborough DHB, West Coast DHB, Canterbury DHB,
South Canterbury DHB
Southern Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service Southern DHB