Food and water safety
This page contains different parts of laws about Food and water safety, within the topic of Health and wellbeing.
Related Plain Language Law
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains the rules and duties for local councils about water, parks, and libraries
123: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Explaining important words used in this part of the law
124: Interpretation
Local Government Act 2002
Councils must check if everyone has safe water to drink
125: Requirement to assess drinking water services
Local Government Act 2002
What to do after checking a community's drinking water
126: Requirements following assessment of community drinking water service
Local Government Act 2002
How the law about stopping water services changed
194: Power to stop water services
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about getting rid of toilet waste and dirty water from businesses
Local Government Act 2002
Councils had to check their water and cleaning services for the first time by mid-2005
285: First assessment of water and sanitary services
Local Government Act 2002
Food safety rules are more important than local council rules
152A: Effect of Food Act 2014 on bylaws
Local Government Act 2002
Making sure people have safe drinking water when there are big problems with water companies
127: Duty to ensure communities have access to drinking water if existing suppliers facing significant problems
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules to keep New Zealand's water clean and safe for different uses
Schedule 3: Water quality classes
Resource Management Act 1991
Farms over a certain size or with specific types of land use must have a special plan to protect freshwater.
217D: Farm must have certified freshwater farm plan if it meets land use threshold
Resource Management Act 1991
This law explains what a farmer must include in their plan to protect water and nature on their farm.
217F: Contents of freshwater farm plan
Resource Management Act 1991
This part helps track efforts to make water cleaner by gathering information about fertiliser sales.
217N: Purpose of this Part
Resource Management Act 1991
This law explains what plant food with nitrogen in it means when talking about how it affects water and nature.
217O: Nitrogenous fertiliser defined
Resource Management Act 1991
People must follow rules about sharing information on fertiliser sales to help protect water.
217P: Obligation to comply with regulations
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about recording and sharing information when farmers buy fertiliser to help protect water
217Q: Regulations relating to sales information on nitrogenous fertiliser
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for checking how activities might affect drinking water sources
104G: Consideration of activities affecting drinking water supply source water
Building Act 2004
A building that is unsafe to live in because it's dirty, damp, or doesn't have clean water or proper toilets.
123: Meaning of insanitary building
Crimes Act 1961
Making food, water, or other things people use unsafe on purpose or without being careful
298B: Contaminating food, crops, water, or other products
Animal Welfare Act 1999
What animals need to be healthy and happy
4: Definition of physical, health, and behavioural needs
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords must keep boarding houses clean, safe, and in good repair, following rules to protect tenants.
66I: Landlord’s ongoing obligations
Public Service Act 2020
Change to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority rules
131: Amendment to State Sector (New Zealand Food Safety Authority) Order 2010
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