Food Act 2003 (TAS)

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Food Act 2003

An Act to ensure the provision of food that is safe and fit for human consumption and to promote good nutrition and for related matters

[Royal Assent 16 April 2003]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Food Act 2003. 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Objects of ActThe objects of this Act include the following: (a) to ensure food for sale is both safe and suitable for human consumption; (b) to prevent misleading conduct in connection with the sale of food; (c) to provide for the application in this jurisdiction of the Food Standards Code. 4Interpretation (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Jun 2019] accredited laboratory means a laboratory accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia to carry out the relevant analysis; advertisement means – (a) any words, whether written or spoken; or (b) any pictorial representation or design; or (c) any other representation by any means at all – used or apparently used to promote, directly or indirectly, the sale of food; analysis includes any examination or testing of food or any other thing; animal includes an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc or reptile; appropriate review body means the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division); approved means approved by the Director of Public Health; approved form means a form that – (a) is approved by the Director of Public Health; or (b) contains information approved by the Director of Public Health; [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 15 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Jun 2019] authorised officer means a person appointed under Division 3 of Part 8; court means the Magistrates Court; Director of Public Health means the person appointed as Director of Public Health under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1997; enforcement agency means the Director of Public Health or a council; equipment means the whole or part of – (a) any utensil, machinery, instrument, device, apparatus or appliance that is used, or that is designed or intended for use, in or in connection with the handling of food; or (b) any substance, utensil, machinery, instrument, device, apparatus or appliance that is used, or that is designed or intended for use, in cleaning anything referred to in paragraph (a); examine includes weigh, count, test or measure; food has the meaning given by section 5; food business has the meaning given by section 6; [Section 4 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2008, s. 4, Applied:04 Dec 2008] food safety auditor means a person approved under Division 1 of Part 6A; food safety program means a program that complies with the requirements specified in the regulations; Food Safety Standards

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