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

1. revoke the approval of the Auckland Opioid Treatment Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a),(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 on 10 January 2022 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 12 January 2022, Notice No. 2022-go44); and
2. specify the Auckland 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 place:

Community Alcohol and Drug Service
Pitman House
50 Carrington Road
Point Chevalier
Auckland 1025; and

Community Alcohol and Drug Service West Team
1 Trading Place
Henderson
Waitakere
Auckland 0612; and

Community Alcohol and Drug Service North Team
44 Taharoto Road
Takapuna
North Shore City
Auckland 0622; and

Community Alcohol and Drug Service South Team
7 Ronwood Avenue
Manukau
Auckland 2104.

3. pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Ivan Srzich, as a medical practitioner, may:
1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for the Auckland 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 Auckland 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 Auckland 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 the Auckland Opioid Treatment Service.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2023.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of May 2022.

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