Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

FOOD ACT 1992 (REPEALED) - SECT 84

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001 .

    (2)     The regulations may make provision in relation to—

        (a)     the composition of food, including the maximum amounts of contaminants or residues that may be present in the food; or

        (b)     the microbiological status and safety of food; or

        (c)     the method of sampling and testing food to determine its composition; or

        (d)     the production of food, including the maximum or minimum amounts of additives that must or may be used in the preparation of the food; or

        (e)     the packaging, storage or handling of food; or

        (f)     information about food, including labelling, promotion and advertising; or

        (g)     the interpretation of other standards, including national standards.

    (3)     Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may make provision in relation to matters relevant to the safety of food, including provision—

        (a)     requiring precautions, including measures for personal hygiene, to be taken in relation to transmissible notifiable conditions within the meaning of the Public Health Act 1997 ; and

        (b)     in relation to training in matters relevant to the safety of food, including provisions—

              (i)     relating to the provision of training programs by the Territory; and

              (ii)     relating to the approval of training programs; and

              (iii)     relating to the accreditation of persons who conduct training programs; and

              (iv)     requiring persons who are, or intend to become, involved in food businesses, whether as proprietors or employees or otherwise, to undertake training programs; and

        (c)     in relation to food safety plans for food businesses; and

        (d)     requiring the keeping of records and the furnishing of returns in relation to matters relevant to the safety of food; and

        (e)     providing for requirements in relation to the design, siting and construction of food premises; and

        (f)     providing for requirements in relation to appliances.

    (4)     The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 10 penalty units for offences against the regulations.