Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, in writing, approve codes of practice setting out minimum standards or guidelines for this Act.
(2) An approved code of practice may apply, adopt or incorporate a law or instrument, or a provision of a law or instrument, as in force from time to time.
Note 1 The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or as at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).
Note 2 A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
(3) An approval of a code of practice is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a code of practice in relation to the handling of food intended for sale, the sale of food or equipment.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(5) In this section:
"law" includes a law of another jurisdiction.