Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This Act must be construed and administered in a way that is consistent with a health law or an environment law unless the contrary intention appears from this Act or that law.
(2) This Act must be taken to be consistent with a health law or an environment law to the extent that it is capable of operating concurrently with that law.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2)—
(a) a function under the Food Act 2001 may be exercised independently of, in conjunction with, or instead of, a function under this Act; and
(b) a function under this Act may be exercised independently of, in conjunction with, or instead of, a function under the Food Act 2001 .
Examples of s (3)
1 The issue of an abatement notice under this Act in relation to unfit food premises instead of an improvement notice under the Food Act 2001 .
2 For food handled by a person with a highly contagious serious disease, a public health emergency could be declared under this Act and directions given to isolate affected people and require them to undergo a medical examination and the food could be recalled under the Food Act 2001 , pt 4 (Emergency powers).
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(4) In this section:
"environment law" means a law of the Territory that has as 1 of its objects or purposes the protection of the environment.
"health law" means—
(a) a law of the Territory that has as 1 of its objects or purposes the protection of public health; or
(b) the Food Act 2001 ; or
(c) the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 .