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

1. Revoke the approval of the South Canterbury Alcohol and Other Drugs Service and medical practitioner issued pursuant to section 24A(7)(a), (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 made on 19 December 2022 (as published in the New Zealand Gazette, 20 December 2022, Notice No. 2022-go5626); and
2. Specify South Canterbury Opioid Substitution Treatment Service 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:

Timaru Hospital
Kensington Centre
Queen Street
Timaru 7910.

3. Pursuant to section 24A(7)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, specify that Dr Cecilia Smith-Hamel, as a medical practitioner, may:
   1. prescribe, administer or supply controlled drugs for the treatment of dependence as the lead clinician for South Canterbury Opioid Substitution Treatment Service;
   2. authorise in writing service/clinic medical practitioners as specified under section 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 South Canterbury Opioid Substitution 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 South Canterbury Opioid Substitution 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 South Canterbury Opioid Substitution Treatment Service.
2. This approval takes effect on 22 December 2025 and expires on 15 December 2028.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of December 2025.

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