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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
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68 Powers and functions
(1) The CHO has the following functions:
(a) to ensure this Act is complied with;
(b) to develop and implement strategies to promote and protect
public health;
(c) to advise the Minister on any changes that may be necessary
or appropriate to this Act;
(d) the functions decided in writing by the Minister for this Act;
(e) any other functions imposed on the CHO under this or another
Act.
(2) The CHO has:
(a) the powers and functions conferred on the CHO under this or
another Act; and
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(b) the power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done
for, or incidental to, the exercise of the CHO's powers and the
performance of the CHO's functions.
(3) In exercising powers and performing functions under this Act, the
CHO is subject to the directions of the Minister.