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Animal Products Act 1999

Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons - Recognition of agencies, persons, and classes of persons

101: Recognition of agencies

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"Who can be approved to help manage animal products"

The Director-General can recognise you as an agency if you apply to manage and carry out certain functions and activities. You have to ask the Director-General to be recognised as an agency. The Director-General must consider if you are a fit and proper person to do the job.

Before the Director-General recognises you, they must think about whether to impose a condition under section 111(1) that requires you to manage or supply recognised persons to carry out some tasks. The Director-General must also be satisfied that you are a fit and proper person to manage and carry out the tasks for which recognition is sought. This means they look at your skills and resources to do the job.

When deciding if you are a fit and proper person, the Director-General looks at things like your skills and resources, any convictions against you, and your character and reputation. They also consider your ability to be impartial and independent, and if you meet the requirements of the Animal Products Act. The Director-General can look at other relevant matters too.

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Part 8Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons
Recognition of agencies, persons, and classes of persons

101Recognition of agencies

  1. The Director-General may, on the application of a person, recognise that person as an agency that is responsible for the management and carrying out of specified functions and activities.

  2. Before recognising an applicant, the Director-General must—

  3. consider whether to impose a condition under section 111(1) requiring the applicant to manage or supply recognised persons to carry out some or all of the permissible functions and activities for which recognition is sought; and
    1. be satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to manage and carry out the permissible functions and activities for which recognition is sought.

      1. In determining whether an applicant is a fit and proper person, the Director-General—

      2. must take into account the following matters:
        1. the competencies and resources of the applicant to manage and carry out the permissible functions and activities for which recognition is sought; and
          1. any specified conviction entered against the applicant or any director or manager of the applicant; and
            1. the applicant’s character and reputation, including, if appropriate, the character and reputation of the directors of the applicant or of those responsible for its management or control; and
              1. the applicant’s ability to maintain an appropriate degree of impartiality and independence in managing and carrying out the permissible functions and activities for which recognition is sought; and
                1. any applicable requirements of this Act; and
                2. may take into account any other matters that the Director-General considers relevant.

                  Notes
                  • Section 101: replaced, on , by section 10 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 59).