Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
295ZCConduct of health risk analysis
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295ZC Conduct of health risk analysis
295ZC Conduct of health risk analysis
(1) If the EPA reasonably suspects that a pollution incident has occurred or is occurring, the EPA may request that the Chief Health Officer of the Ministry of Health undertake an analysis of the risk created by that incident to the health of any person or group of persons.
(2) The Chief Health Officer may undertake such an analysis.
(3) If such an analysis is undertaken, the Director-General of the Ministry of Health may, by notice in writing, require any or all of the relevant persons in relation to the pollution incident to pay any or all of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Chief Health Officer in connection with that analysis.
(4) The Chief Health Officer may make use of the staff or facilities of the Ministry of Health, or engage agents or consultants, for the purposes of carrying out an analysis under this section.
s 295ZC: Ins 2011 No 63, Sch 2 [19].