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

1. Revoke the approval of the Te Whatu Ora Southern Alcohol and Drug Services and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 11 December 2020 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 18 December 2020, Notice No. 2020-go5781); and
2. Specify the Specialist Addiction Services Te Whatu Ora Southern 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:

Specialist Addiction Services (Dunedin)
Wakari Hospital
371 Taieri Road
Dunedin 9010; and

Specialist Addiction Services (Oamaru)
Waitaki Community Mental Health
2 Trent Street
Oamaru 9400; and

Specialist Addiction Services (Clutha)
24 Clyde Street
Balclutha 9230; and

Specialist Addiction Services (Central Otago)
Dunstan Hospital
24 Hospital Street
Clyde 9391; and

Specialist Addiction Services (Wakatipu)
19 Douglas Street
Frankton
Queenstown 9300; and

Specialist Addiction Services (Southland)
Southland Hospital
Kew Road
Invercargill 9812; and

Southern Rivers Community Mental Health Service
6 Irwell Street
Gore 9710.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Michelle MacDonald, as a medical practitioner, may:
1. prescribe, administer, or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for the Specialist Addiction Services Te Whatu Ora Southern;
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 Specialist Addiction Services Te Whatu Ora Southern 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 Specialist Addiction Services Te Whatu Ora Southern 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 Specialist Addiction Services Te Whatu Ora Southern.
2. This approval expires on 31 December 2025.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 2023.

Dr JOHN CRAWSHAW, Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health.