Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.16BRole of board
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sec.16B Role of board
The board is responsible for the way in which Safe Food performs its functions and exercises its powers. Without limiting subsection (1) , it is the board’s role— to decide the strategies and the operational, administrative and financial policies to be followed by Safe Food; and to receive advice or recommendations from an advisory committee, and make recommendations to the Minister, about the level and structure of fees proposed to be included in a food safety scheme; and to ensure Safe Food performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way; and to review annually the performance of its chief executive officer. s 16B ins 2003 No. 82 s 52 amd 2020 No. 3 s 99 (sec.16B-ssec.1) The board is responsible for the way in which Safe Food performs its functions and exercises its powers. (sec.16B-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , it is the board’s role— to decide the strategies and the operational, administrative and financial policies to be followed by Safe Food; and to receive advice or recommendations from an advisory committee, and make recommendations to the Minister, about the level and structure of fees proposed to be included in a food safety scheme; and to ensure Safe Food performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way; and to review annually the performance of its chief executive officer.
- (a) to decide the strategies and the operational, administrative and financial policies to be followed by Safe Food; and
- (b) to receive advice or recommendations from an advisory committee, and make recommendations to the Minister, about the level and structure of fees proposed to be included in a food safety scheme; and
- (c) to ensure Safe Food performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way; and
- (d) to review annually the performance of its chief executive officer.