the New Zealand Police or a local authority notifies the landlord that the manufacture of methamphetamine has, or is likely to have, taken place at the premises; or

the results of a valid screening assessment (see regulation 8) carried out by any person indicate that the premises are contaminated with methamphetamine, and the landlord is notified of this.

a reference to “screening sampler” must be read as any person who is carrying out the screening assessment (and the definition of screening sampler does not apply):

the requirements relating to the competencies and independence of the screening sampler apply to the person carrying out the screening assessment only if that person is paid for carrying out the assessment. If the person is paid but does not meet the competencies described in section 7.1, they may be treated as complying with those competencies if they instead meet the competencies described in section 7.2:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health field composite testing is not an approved sampling technique for the purpose of section 3.2.3.2 (despite Table 1 listing it as an approved method for screening assessments). Consequently, Appendix A2.2 does not apply:

section 3.2.1 does not apply:

section 3.2.5 does not apply:

section 3.2.6(i) does not apply and instead the screening assessment report must include a conclusion confirming whether the results of the screening assessment indicate that the premises are contaminated with methamphetamine.

a reference to “the limits in this standard” must be read as the maximum acceptable level prescribed in regulation 5:

section 3.3.5 does not apply:

section 3.3.8.2(e)(i) to (iii) do not apply:

the independence requirements in Appendix A1.2 apply to the accredited sampler in respect of any person carrying out decontamination works for the premises under regulation 11.

carry out the decontamination works specified in regulation 12, or any part of those works:

engage any other person to carry out the decontamination works specified in regulation 12, or any part of those works.

any person who carries out testing for methamphetamine in the premises under regulation 9 or post-decontamination testing of the premises under regulation 13; and

any person who was paid to carry out the screening assessment for the premises in accordance with regulation 8.

a reference to “the limits in this standard” must be read as the maximum acceptable level prescribed in regulation 5:

a reference to “decontamination contractor” must be read as the person who, under regulation 11, may carry out decontamination works, whether or not they are a contractor (and requirements in section 7.4 relating to competencies of the decontamination contractor do not apply):

despite section 4.2, persons entering the premises are not required to be trained in health and safety measures:

section 4.3.1(c) and section 4.3.4 (which relate to decontamination of contents) do not apply:

the requirements relating to carpets in section 4.3.2 do not apply. Instead, if carpets and other soft furnishings, such as curtains, that are provided by the landlord as part of the tenancy agreement are capable of being cleaned and are to remain in the property, they must be vacuumed with a HEPA filter vacuum cleaner and then steam cleaned:

section 4.3.2(j) does not apply:

section 4.3.10(d) does not apply.

post-decontamination testing of the premises is carried out in accordance with subclause (2); and

the post-decontamination testing shows the premises are no longer contaminated by methamphetamine.

a reference to “the limits in this standard” must be read as the maximum acceptable level prescribed in regulation 5:

a clearance report and clearance certificate under section 5.6 is not required.

for the purposes of section 62A(2) and (3), the cost of testing, decontaminating, and retesting the goods in accordance with paragraph (d) must be taken into account in the same way as the cost of storing, transporting, and selling the goods:

despite section 62A(3), the landlord may immediately dispose of the goods, other than personal documents belonging to the tenant, in any way the landlord thinks fit if—

for the purposes of section 62A(4)(a), the landlord may require the tenant to pay the landlord’s actual and reasonable costs for testing, decontaminating, and retesting the goods in accordance with paragraph (d) in the same way as a landlord may require the tenant to pay the landlord’s actual and reasonable costs arising out of the storage of the goods:

before selling the goods under section 62A(5)(b)(ii), the landlord must—

for the purpose of section 62C(1)(a), amount owing includes the costs of testing, decontaminating, and retesting the goods reasonably incurred by the landlord.