Food Act 2014

Preliminary provisions - Regulatory roles - Outline of regulatory roles under this Act

18: Role of chief executive

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"The boss of food safety: what the chief executive does to keep your food safe"

The chief executive has jobs, duties, and powers under the Food Act 2014. You can think of the chief executive like a boss who makes sure everyone follows the rules to keep food safe. The chief executive gives advice to councils and provides information to the food industry and the public about food safety.

The chief executive also implements and manages measures to keep food safe, and develops standards for food safety. You can expect the chief executive to monitor and enforce these standards, and make sure everyone complies with the rules. The chief executive has many other jobs, including dealing with applications, maintaining public registers, and planning for emergencies.

The chief executive works with councils and other regulatory bodies to keep food safe, and can review decisions made by these bodies. The chief executive also coordinates responses to emergencies and carries out other jobs related to food safety, as outlined in the Food Act 2014, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Regulatory roles: Outline of regulatory roles under this Act

18Role of chief executive

  1. The chief executive has the functions, duties, and powers given to him or her under this Act.

  2. The chief executive has a role in the food safety regime that includes, without limitation,—

  3. providing advice to territorial authorities on the performance of their functions and duties, or the exercise of their powers, under this Act to ensure that the purpose of this Act is achieved; and
    1. providing information to the food industry and the public on matters relating to the safety and suitability of food; and
      1. implementing, managing, monitoring, and auditing the risk-based measures for the safety and suitability of food; and
        1. performing the function of a registration authority; and
          1. for the safety and suitability of food, developing standards and implementing those standards, any adopted joint food standards, and any domestic food standards; and
            1. establishing and monitoring national outcomes, performance criteria, standards, and other requirements that must be met by territorial authorities, agencies, and persons who perform functions or duties, and exercise powers, under this Act; and
              1. implementing, managing, and monitoring the food safety regime for imported food; and
                1. dealing with applications for registration by importers; and
                  1. establishing and maintaining the public registers; and
                    1. monitoring compliance with the applicable requirements of this Act; and
                      1. undertaking contingency planning for incidents that may affect the safety and suitability of food; and
                        1. monitoring and implementing the enforcement system under this Act and working collaboratively with territorial authorities and other regulatory bodies; and
                          1. co-ordinating the response to emergencies that may undermine the purpose of this Act; and
                            1. conducting, on application, reviews of certain decisions made by relevant territorial authorities or designating the persons to conduct those reviews; and
                              1. conducting, on application, reviews of certain decisions made by persons acting under his or her delegated authority; and
                                1. carrying out any functions that are incidental and related to, or consequential upon, the roles set out in paragraphs (a) to (n).
                                  Notes
                                  • Section 18(2)(ja): inserted, on , by section 5 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).