Pursuant to section 24(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, I, John Crawshaw, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, specify the Southland Drug and Alcohol Specialist Service (“Southland DASS”) as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs at the following places:

Central Lakes Community Mental Health
19 Douglas Street
Frankton
Queenstown

Gore Community Mental Health
6 Irwell Street
Gore 9710

Southland Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill 9812

And, pursuant to section 24(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I specify

Dr Karl Hopf Schmidt

as a medical practitioner, may:

1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence to controlled drugs as the lead clinician for the Southland DASS;
2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection (2)(b) to:
   1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence;
   2. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Southland DASS as specified under subsection (2)(d); and
3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Southland DASS as specified under subsection (2)(d).

Conditions

1. Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered or supplied to people who are or have been clients of the Southland DASS or the Otago Community Alcohol and Drug Service.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2017.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health.