Country of Origin Food Labelling Amendment (Legibility) Information Standard 2017 (Cth)

Country of Origin Food Labelling Amendment (Legibility) Information Standard 2017

I, Arthur Sinodinos AO, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, make the following amendment to an information standard under section 134 of Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

Dated   3 August 2017

Arthur Sinodinos AO

Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1

Schedule 1—Amendments   2

Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016   2

1  Name

This instrument is the Country of Origin Food Labelling Amendment (Legibility) Information Standard 2017.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under section 134 of the Australian Consumer Law.

4  Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016

1  Subsection 17(3) (note)

Omit “size”.

2  Subsection 28(4)

Repeal the subsection (not including the note), substitute:

(4)  If the information required for foods listed in sections 16 or 17 is displayed in connection with the food when it is sold, in addition to the requirements at subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the information must be displayed in close proximity to the food.

3  Section 1 of the Dictionary (definition of *size of type)

Repeal the definition.