FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 136A
Certain information may be provided to and by Food Authority
FOOD ACT 2003 - SECT 136A
Certain information may be provided to and by Food Authority
136A Certain information may be provided to and by Food Authority
(1) An enforcement agency is authorised to provide information-- (a) to a
relevant authority if the enforcement agency considers the provision of the
information is necessary to enable the relevant authority to exercise its
functions under the Public Health Act 2010 , or
(b) to another
enforcement agency if the enforcement agency providing the information
considers the provision of the information is necessary to enable the other
enforcement agency to exercise its functions under this Act.
(2) A
relevant authority is authorised to provide information to an
enforcement agency if the relevant authority considers the provision of the
information is necessary to enable the enforcement agency to exercise its
functions under this Act.
(3) Information may be provided in accordance with
this section despite any prohibition in, or the need to comply with any
requirement of, any Act or law (in particular, the Privacy and Personal
Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information
Privacy Act 2002 ).
(4) In this section,
"relevant authority" means any of the following-- (a) the Secretary of the
Ministry of Health,
(b) a public health organisation (within the meaning of
the Health Services Act 1997 ).
