Pursuant to Section 5 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993:
Background:
(a) On 13 December 2001, an old gold mine collapsed in Waihi, damaging or endangering a number of nearby homes.
(b) The Crown has agreed to make ex-gratia payments to 12 home owners whose homes were damaged or endangered by the collapsed gold mine.
(c) Ex-gratia payments will be based on an assessment of the damage or endangerment caused by the collapsed gold mine as if the damage or endangerment were caused by a natural disaster as defined in the Earthquake Commission Act 1993.
(d) The Minister wishes to confer the function of carrying out such assessments on the Earthquake Commission.
Now therefore:
1. Pursuant to section 5 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993, I, the Honourable Dr Michael John
Cullen, Minister of Finance, hereby give notice that the following functions will be conferred on the Earthquake Commission:
(i) To investigate 12 homes (as set out in Appendix A) (the "homes") damaged or endangered by
the collapse of the gold mine in Waihi on
13 December 2001.
(ii) To assess the damage or endangerment to the
12 homes in Waihi caused by the collapse
of the gold mine in Waihi (the "assessment"). Assessments will be conducted as if that damage or endangerment were caused by a natural
disaster as defined in the Earthquake Commission Act 1993.
(iii) To provide the Treasury with the results of the assessments and advise the amounts to be paid by the Crown ex-gratia.
(iv) To advise the Minister of Finance about any other matters relating to the assessments as requested from time to time.
2. This notice comes into effect on and from the date of execution.
Dated this 11th day of February 2002.
DR MICHAEL CULLEN, Minister of Finance.
Appendix A
4 Barry Road, Waihi.
6 Barry Road, Waihi.
6A Barry Road, Waihi.
8 Barry Road, Waihi.
8A Barry Road, Waihi.
4 Brickfield Road, Waihi.
4B Brickfield Road, Waihi.
6 Brickfield Road, Waihi.
119 Kenny Street, Waihi.
123 Kenny Street, Waihi.
160 Seddon Street, Waihi.
166 Seddon Street, Waihi.