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Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Administrative matters - Chief executive may approve persons to have principal role in developing standards

102: Subpart does not limit or affect chief executive’s powers

You could also call this:

"The boss can still make decisions even when others help"

This part of the law is about how the chief executive can still do their job even if someone else is approved to help. The chief executive can still make decisions and use their powers under the law, no matter what.

When it comes to making rules, the chief executive can decide whatever they think is best. It doesn't matter if their decision is the same or different from what an approved person suggests. It also doesn't matter if the approved person helped make the rules.

The chief executive can still work with anyone they want to do their job. This part of the law doesn't stop them from making deals or working with other people to get their work done.

Remember, the chief executive's job is described in section 95 of this law. This part just makes sure they can keep doing that job, even with other people helping.

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Part 5Administrative matters
Chief executive may approve persons to have principal role in developing standards

102Subpart does not limit or affect chief executive’s powers

  1. The approval of a person does not affect or prevent the performance of a function under section 95 or the exercise of a power under this Act by the chief executive or affect the chief executive’s responsibility for the performance or exercise of those functions or powers.

  2. In particular, the chief executive may make any decision on any standards that they think fit regardless of whether—

  3. the decision is the same as, or different from, the advice or recommendation of an approved person; or
    1. the approved person has been involved in the development of the standards.

      1. This subpart does not limit the chief executive’s power to enter into any contract with any person or make any other arrangement for the purposes of performing the chief executive’s functions under section 95.