Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that Lactococcus garvieae, Tenacibaculum maritimum and New Zealand Rickettsia-like organisms (NZ-RLOs) 1 and 2 are new organisms for the purpose of the Act.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of March 2020.
Dr KERRY LAING Laing, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.