Biosecurity Act 1993

Administrative provisions - Appointments and delegations

104: Authorised persons to comply with instructions

You could also call this:

"People in charge of biosecurity must follow instructions from their bosses."

If you are an inspector or an authorised person appointed by a chief technical officer, you must follow any lawful direction or instruction given by a relevant chief technical officer. This is in relation to the powers, duties, and functions you have under the Biosecurity Act 1993. You have to do what they say when they tell you how to do your job.

If you are an authorised person appointed by a principal officer, you must follow any lawful direction or instruction given by that officer. This is also in relation to the powers, duties, and functions you have under the Biosecurity Act 1993. The principal officer will tell you how to do your job and you have to listen.

A relevant chief technical officer is any chief technical officer appointed by the chief executive who appointed the chief technical officer responsible for your appointment. This means that if you are an inspector or authorised person, you will have to follow instructions from the chief technical officer who is in charge of the person who appointed you.

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103: Inspectors, authorised persons, and accredited persons, or

"People who help keep New Zealand safe from pests and diseases, like inspectors and authorised persons"

105: Delegation to authorised persons, or

"Bosses can share some of their jobs with others, but keep important decisions to themselves."

Part 6Administrative provisions
Appointments and delegations

104Authorised persons to comply with instructions

All inspectors and authorised persons appointed by a chief technical officer must comply with any lawful direction or instruction given by a relevant chief technical officer in relation to the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions conferred or imposed on inspectors or authorised persons by this Act.
All authorised persons appointed by a principal officer must comply with any lawful direction or instruction given by that officer in relation to the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions conferred or imposed on authorised persons by this Act.
For the purposes of this section, relevant chief technical officer means any 1 or more of the chief technical officers appointed by the chief executive who appointed the chief technical officer responsible for the appointment of the inspector or authorised person.

Notes

Section 104: replaced, on 26 November 1997, by section 69 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).
Section 104(1): amended, on 8 July 2003, by section 14(a) of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 38).
Section 104(1): amended, on 8 July 2003, by section 14(b) of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 38).
Section 104(3): amended, on 8 July 2003, by section 14(c) of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 38).