Food Amendment (Lamb and Hogget) Regulation 2019 (NSW)

New South Wales

Food Amendment (Lamb and Hogget)

Regulation 2019

under the

Food Act 2003

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Food Act 2003.

ADAM MARSHALL, MP

Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to substitute the definitions of hogget and lamb in the meat food safety scheme prescribed by Part 9 of the Food Regulation 2015. The new definitions are substantially consistent with recent updates to the Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Orders 2005 of the Commonwealth.

This Regulation is made under the Food Act 2003, including sections 102 (1) and (2) (d) and 139 (the general regulation-making power).

Food Amendment (Lamb and Hogget) Regulation 2019 [NSW]

Food Amendment (Lamb and Hogget) Regulation 2019

under the

Food Act 2003

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Food Amendment (Lamb and Hogget) Regulation 2019.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2019 and is required to be published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Food Regulation 2015

Clause 76 Definitions

Omit the definitions of hogget and lamb from clause 76 (1).

Insert in alphabetical order:

hogget means an ovine animal that has at least one permanent incisor

tooth, but no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth, in wear.

in wear, in relation to a permanent incisor tooth of an ovine animal,
means that the tooth can touch the pad of the upper jaw when the mouth

of the animal is closed.

lamb means an ovine animal that:

(a)	is under 12 months of age, or
(b)	does not have any permanent incisor teeth in wear.