Part 8Recognised agencies, persons, and classes of persons
Performance of specified functions and activities
112GDuties of recognised agencies
When carrying out its specified functions and activities, a recognised agency must ensure that it—
- carries out only functions and activities that are within the scope of those specified; and
- is adequately resourced and its systems are maintained to a level that ensures it is able to carry out those functions and activities; and
- has documented policies and procedures to safeguard the confidentiality of the information obtained or created while carrying out those functions and activities; and
- has systems, processes, and procedures to manage appropriately any conflict of interest that might arise while carrying out those functions and activities; and
- complies with all conditions of recognition imposed under section 111; and
- complies with all applicable directions given under section 81; and
- complies with all other applicable requirements of this Act.
When carrying out its specified functions and activities, a recognised agency must also ensure that each recognised person that the agency manages and supplies (if any)—
- maintains all competency requirements applicable to his or her recognition; and
- is not placed in a position or a situation that compromises his or her impartiality and independence in carrying out his or her specified functions and activities.
The duties in section 112H apply to a recognised agency (in addition to the duties in subsection (1)), but only to the extent that the agency is recognised to carry out its specified functions and activities itself (instead of being recognised to manage or supply a recognised person to carry out its specified functions and activities).
Notes
- Section 112G: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 59).
- Section 112G(1)(g): amended, on , by section 137 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).