Acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Health, I, Dr John Crawshaw:

1. Revoke the approval of the Lakes Opioid Treatment Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 21 June 2021 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 22 June 2021, Notice No. 2021-go2470); and
2. Specify the Lakes Opioid Treatment Service as a service that may provide treatment with controlled drugs for people who are dependent on controlled drugs, pursuant to section 24A(7)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, at the following places:
   

   Te Ngako Community Mental Health and Addictions Service
   Level 2, Pukaki Centre
   1144 Pukaki Street
   Rotorua 3010; and

   Ruia Te Hua Oranga
   Southern Lakes Community Mental Health and Addictions Service
   Taupo Hospital
   38 Kotare Street
   Taupo 3330; and

   Te Utuhina Manaakitanga
   1154 Hinemoa Street
   Rotorua 3010.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Andrew Darby, as a medical practitioner, may:
1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for the Lakes Opioid Treatment Service;
2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under subsection 24A(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 Lakes Opioid Treatment Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
3. authorise in writing general practitioners receiving clients from the Lakes Opioid Treatment Service as specified under section 24A(2)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.

Conditions

1. Controlled drugs may only be prescribed, administered or supplied to people who are or have been clients of Lakes Opioid Treatment Service.
2. This approval expires on 22 June 2022.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2021.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health, Mental Health and Addiction.