Animal Products Act 1999

Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons

99: Outline of this Part

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"Who can do certain animal product jobs and what they must do"

This Part of the Animal Products Act 1999 sets out how agencies and people are recognised to do certain jobs. You will see that it establishes a procedure for recognising agencies that manage and carry out specific functions. It also establishes a procedure for recognising people or groups of people who do specific jobs for the purposes of this Act.

It explains what duties recognised agencies, people, and groups have, and when their recognition can be suspended or withdrawn. This Part also provides for a public register of recognised agencies, people, and groups, and allows the public to access this register.

You can find more information about the changes made to this Part of the Act by looking at the Animal Products Amendment Act 2012 and the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018.

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98: Protection of persons acting under authority of Act, etc, or

"People doing their job under this law are protected from getting in trouble unfairly."

100: Interpretation, or

"What special words mean in the Animal Products Act 1999"

Part 8Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons

99Outline of this Part

This Part—
establishes a procedure for the recognition of agencies (including verifying agencies) that are responsible for managing and carrying out specified functions and activities for the purposes of this Act; and
establishes a procedure for the recognition of persons (including verifiers) or classes of persons who are to carry out specified functions and activities for the purposes of this Act; and
sets out the duties of recognised agencies, recognised persons, and recognised classes, and when their recognition can be suspended or withdrawn; and
provides for the establishment and maintenance of a public register of recognised agencies, recognised persons, and recognised classes, and for the public to access the register.

Notes

Section 99: replaced, on 31 August 2012, by section 10 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 59).
Section 99(a): amended, on 2 March 2018, by section 135 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).
Section 99(b): amended, on 2 March 2018, by section 135 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).