Imported Food Control Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 321 1

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Imported Food Control Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Imported Food Control Act 1992.

Dated 10 November 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN ANDERSON

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Imported Food Control Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s 48.]

2.   New regulation 3A

2.1   Before regulation 4, insert in Part 2:

To what food does the Act not apply?

 “3A. For paragraph 7 (1) (aa) of the Act, the Act does not apply to food that:

• (a)

  is imported from New Zealand; and

• (b)

  was made or produced in New Zealand; and

• (c)

  is not risk food.

[NOTE:  For ‘risk food’, see regulation 9.]”.

3.   Regulation 9 (What is meant by “risk” food?)

3.1   Omit “National Food Authority”, substitute “Australia New Zealand Food Authority”.

4.   Regulation 10 (What is meant by “active surveillance” food?)

4.1   Paragraph 10 (b):

Omit “National Food Authority”, substitute “Australia New Zealand Food Authority”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 17 November 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 100 as amended by 1995 Nos. 172 and 269; 1996 No. 194; 1997 No. 289.