- PART I – PRELIMINARY
- PART II – GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART III - PROHIBITIONS
- 10 Food that is not suitable for human consumption
- 11 Misleading or deceptive food
- 12 Labelling not complying with requirements
- 13 Food not complying with a prescribed standard
- 14 Food not complying with regulations
- 15 Insanitary conditions
- 16 Selling a food after its expiration date
- 17 Selling a food after its “best before” date
- 18 Obliterating an expiration date or “best before” date
- 19 Failure to provide reasonable assistance
- 20 Interfering with the duties of inspectors
- 21 Providing inspectors false or misleading information
- 22 Offences against an order by the Director of Health
- PART IV - FOOD INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS
- 23 Appointment of food inspectors
- 24 Powers of entry and search
- 25 Inspection report
- 26 Inspection frequency
- 27 Sampling
- 28 Appointment of analysts
- 29 Certificate of analyst to be evidence
- 30 Copy of result of analysis
- 31 Cost of analysis
- 32 Seizing articles
- 33 Destruction and disposal of seized articles
- 34 Temporary closure
- 35 Liability
- PART V – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- PART VI – MISCELLANEOUS
- Untitled
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1 Short title and commencement.........................................................................5 2 Interpretation....................................................................................................5
3 Labelling requirements ....................................................................................8 4 Registration of food businesses’ premises.......................................................8 5 Training of food handlers.................................................................................9 6 Health of food handlers...................................................................................9 7 Expiration and “best before” dates ..................................................................9 8 Obtaining food from closed areas....................................................................9 9 Power to prescribe a food as a prohibited product where a public health
concern exists.................................................................................................10
10 Food that is not suitable for human consumption..........................................10 11 Misleading or deceptive food.........................................................................10 12 Labelling not complying with requirements..................................................10 13 Food not complying with a prescribed standard............................................10 14 Food not complying with regulations............................................................11 15 Insanitary conditions......................................................................................11 16 Selling a food after its expiration date...........................................................11 17 Selling a food after its “best before” date......................................................11 18 Obliterating an expiration date or “best before” date ....................................11 19 Failure to provide reasonable assistance........................................................11 20 Interfering with the duties of inspectors ........................................................11
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21 Providing inspectors false or misleading information....................................12 22 Offences against an order by the Director of Health......................................12
23 Appointment of food inspectors.....................................................................12 24 Powers of entry and search.............................................................................13 25 Inspection report.............................................................................................14 26 Inspection frequency ......................................................................................14 27 Sampling ........................................................................................................15 28 Appointment of analysts.................................................................................15 29 Certificate of analyst to be evidence ..............................................................15 30 Copy of result of analysis...............................................................................15 31 Cost of analysis ..............................................................................................15 32 Seizing articles ...............................................................................................16 33 Destruction and disposal of seized articles.....................................................16 34 Temporary closure..........................................................................................17 35 Liability ..........................................................................................................18
36 Bringing of prosecutions ................................................................................18 37 Magistrates’ Courts to have jurisdiction ........................................................18 38 Penalties .........................................................................................................18 39 Offences by bodies corporate.........................................................................18 40 Additional powers of the court.......................................................................19
41 Regulations.....................................................................................................19 42 Repeal and Savings ........................................................................................20
ENDNOTES 21
Table of Legislation History..........................................................................................21 Table of Renumbered Provisions...................................................................................21 Table of Endnote References.........................................................................................21
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I assent, Governor Genera, 27th June 2006
Commencement [Date]
2 Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “adulterated”, in relation to a food, means:
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� “advertise” means use of words, whether written or spoken, symbolic or pictorial representation or design, or any other representation that has the effect of promoting a product for sale.
“article” means (i) any food or (ii) anything used to label or advertise food or (iii) any thing or machine used for the preparation, preservation, packing, storing or displaying of any food.
“best before date” means the date after which a food may not be of the quality expected by a consumer.
“expiration date” means the date after which a food may be unsafe to eat. For the purposes of this Act the phrases “use by”, “expiry date” and “expiration date” shall have the same meaning.
“food” means any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drinks, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the manufacture,
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preparation or treatment of “food” but does not include cosmetics or tobacco or substances used only as drugs.
“food business” means any undertaking, whether for profit or not and whether public or private, carrying out any of the activities related to any stage of production, processing and distribution of food for sale. While not limited to the following, food businesses include restaurants, bakeries, caterers, food wholesalers and retailers, fish vendors, food hawkers, meat butcheries, food processors, food importers and food exporters.
“food handler” means any person who directly handles packaged or unpackaged food, food equipment and utensils, or food contact surfaces and is therefore expected to comply with food hygiene requirements.
“good hygienic practices” means practices as prescribed by the Recommended International Code of Practice–General Principles of Food Hygiene of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
“hazard” a biological, chemical or physical agent in, or condition of, food with the potential to cause an adverse health effect.
“insanitary conditions” means such conditions as could cause contamination of a food with dirt of filth, or could render the food injurious or dangerous to health, whether such contamination or injury or danger actually occurs or not.
“label” means any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter, written, printed, stenciled, marked, embossed or impressed on, or attached to, a container of food.
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for health
“premises” means: FOOD SAFETY ACT 2006
Arrangement of Sections Section
PART I – PRELIMINARY 5
PART II – GENERAL PROVISIONS 8
PART III - PROHIBITIONS 10
PART IV - FOOD INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS 12
PART V – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 18
PART VI – MISCELLANEOUS 19
Supporting Documents
FOOD SAFETY ACT 2006
AN ACT TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH REGARD TO FOOD, TO REGULATE THE PREPARATION, SALE AND USE OF FOOD, TO ASSIST CONSUMERS MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ON FOOD, TO PROMOTE FAIR TRADING PRACTICES IN RELATION TO FOOD AND FOR RELATED MATTERS
PART I – PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement