in Respect of a Registered General and
Obstetric Nurse
In exercise of its powers, under section 42 (1) (b), 42 (2) (a), 42 (3) and 48A of the Nurses Act 1977, the Nursing Council of New Zealand ("the council"), in a decision dated
24 February 1999, ordered that the name of Raelene Patricia Moore be removed from the Register of General and Obstetric Nurses and that she may apply for reinstatement after a period of 12 months.
The council also ordered that Raelene Patricia Moore pay costs of $14,420.00, being 50% of the actual costs and expenses of and incidental to the investigation by the preliminary proceedings committee and inquiry by the council, and that a notice stating the effect of the orders be published in the New Zealand Gazette, Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand and Christchurch's The Press newspaper.
MARION MCLAUCHLAN, Deputy Registrar.