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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Powers and enforcement - Directions by chief executive

278: Give general directions on functions, duties, or powers

You could also call this:

"The boss can tell you how to do your food safety job"

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The chief executive can give directions to certain people, including you if you are an approved person, a food safety officer, a recognised agency, a recognised person, or a territorial authority. These directions are about how you do your job or use your powers under the Food Act 2014. You might be told how to do specific tasks as part of these directions.

When the chief executive gives you a direction, you must make sure to follow it. This means you have to do what the direction says. The chief executive can give directions to individuals or to groups of people who do similar jobs.

If you do not follow a direction, anything you do is still valid, even if you made a mistake by not following the direction.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Powers and enforcement: Directions by chief executive

278Give general directions on functions, duties, or powers

  1. The chief executive may give a direction to all or any of the following persons, either individually or as a class:

  2. an approved person:
    1. a food safety officer:
      1. a recognised agency:
        1. a recognised person:
          1. a territorial authority.

            1. The direction must be about the performance of the person's functions or duties, or the exercise of the person's powers, under this Act and may, without limitation, include instructions or requirements relating to the performance of specific tasks.

            2. A person to whom a direction is given under this section must ensure that it is complied with.

            3. However, an action taken by a person to whom a direction is given under this section is not invalid by reason only of a failure of that person to comply with the direction.