Food Amendment Regulations 2009 (TAS)

Food Amendment Regulations 2009

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Food Act 2003 .16 November 2009

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency’s Command,

LARA GIDDINGS

Minister for Health

1Short titleThese regulations may be cited as the Food Amendment Regulations 2009 . 2CommencementThese regulations take effect 7 days after the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RegulationsIn these regulations, the Food Regulations 2003 are referred to as the Principal Regulations. 4Regulation 5A insertedAfter regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted: 5AApplication fee for approval of food safety auditors For section 83A(3)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 116 fee units. 5Schedule 1 amended (Infringement Notice Offences) Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows: (a) by omitting item 27 and substituting the following:

27.  Section 45(2) Impersonating authorised officer 2 2

(b) by inserting after item 29 the following:

29A.	Section 83C(1)	Failing to notify interest in food business	2	6
29B.	Section 83G(1)	Failing to ensure compliance with requirement imposed in respect of food safety program	2	6
29C.	Section 83G(2)	Failing to ensure audit of food safety program	2	6
29D.	Section 83N(1)	Resisting, obstructing or attempting to obstruct food safety auditor	2	2
29E.	Section 83N(2)	Impersonating food safety auditor	2	2

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 25 November 2009

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation) These regulations amend the

(a) the fee payable on the making of an application for approval as a food safety auditor under section 83A(3)(b) of the Food Act 2003 ; and (b) further offences under that Act for which infringement notices may be issued and the penalties payable for those infringement notice offences.