New Zealand Legislation: Bills
Bills are proposed Acts
(1) The primary functions of Standards NZ are to develop standards and to promote, encourage, and facilitate the use of standards in New Zealand with the object of—
(a) improving the quality of goods or services, having regard to economy in their production or supply:
(b) promoting standardisation in industry, trade, or commerce:
(c) encouraging and facilitating industrial development, trade, or commerce:
(d) promoting public or occupational safety, health, or welfare:
(e) preventing or managing environmental risks and contributing to sustainability:
(f) promoting social responsibility.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), Standards NZ's functions include the following:
(a) to prepare draft standards and, when satisfactory to Standards NZ, to approve and promulgate them as New Zealand standards:
(b) to examine standards of other standards organisations and, if Standards NZ considers it appropriate, to adopt and promulgate the organisation's standards (with or without modification) as New Zealand standards:
(c) if Standards NZ considers it appropriate, to endorse the processes used to prepare standards:
(d) to examine New Zealand standards and, if Standards NZ considers it appropriate, to revoke those standards or approve and promulgate standards to replace or modify them:
(e) to recommend specifications other than standards:
(f) to undertake and promote research and educational work in connection with the development and use of standards and other specifications:
(g) to adopt and regulate the use of standard marks in relation to goods, services, processes, or practices:
(h) to register under the Trade Marks Act 2002, as certification trade marks, standard marks adopted by Standards NZ:
(i) to co-operate with other standards organisations and organisations or persons with similar or related functions with a view to furthering the functions of Standards NZ, and to become a member of or affiliate to any such organisation as Standards NZ considers appropriate:
(j) to co-ordinate and promote New Zealand's participation in the preparation of international standards and other specifications and in their promulgation:
(k) to perform any other functions conferred on it by or under this or any other enactment or that the Minister may direct it to perform in accordance with section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
Compare: 1988 No 5 s 10(1), (2)
