The obligation
The Governor-General may by Order in Council require classes of producers, processors, transporters or exporters not otherwise covered to operate under a risk management programme.
An order may require one or more classes of primary producer, dairy processor, secondary processor, transporter or exporter of animal material or products to operate under a programme for the material, products, processes, operations, premises or places it specifies.
- What
- The Governor-General may by Order in Council require classes of producers, processors, transporters or exporters not otherwise covered to operate under a risk management programme.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Persons required by Order in Council to have a risk management programme is a WHS requirement set out in Animal Products Act 1999 (NZ). The relevant provision is Part 2.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Persons required by Order in Council to have a risk management programme is a WHS obligation under Animal Products Act 1999 (NZ). In short, The Governor-General may by Order in Council require classes of producers, processors, transporters or exporters not otherwise covered to operate under a risk management programme.
What changed recently?
Persons required by Order in Council to have a risk management programme was last updated on 19 October 2026.