Part 11Miscellaneous provisions
Automated electronic systems
165BArrangement for system
The Director-General may arrange for the use of an automated electronic system to do the actions described in subsection (2) that this Act or another enactment allows or requires the persons described in subsection (3) to do for the purposes of this Act.
The actions are—
- exercising a power:
- carrying out a function:
- carrying out a duty:
- making a decision, including making a decision by—
- analysing information that a person described in subsection (3) holds or has access to about a person, goods, or craft; and
- applying criteria predetermined by the Director-General to the analysis:
- analysing information that a person described in subsection (3) holds or has access to about a person, goods, or craft; and
- doing an action for the purpose of exercising a power, carrying out a function or duty, or making a decision:
- communicating the exercising of a power, carrying out of a function or duty, or making of a decision.
The persons are—
- the Director-General:
- animal product officers:
- official assessors:
- persons designated under section 65 to issue official assurances.
The Director-General may make an arrangement only if satisfied that—
- the system has the capacity to do the action with reasonable reliability; and
- a process is available under which a person affected by an action done by the system can have the action reviewed by a person described in subsection (3) without undue delay.
A system used in accordance with an arrangement may include components outside New Zealand.
The Director-General must consult the Privacy Commissioner about including in an arrangement actions that involve the collection or use of personal information.
Notes
- Section 165B: inserted, on , by section 162 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).