Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 33

             (1)  After the submission period, the Authority must:

                     (a)  do one of the following:

                              (i)  approve the draft standard or draft variation;

                             (ii)  approve the draft standard or draft variation subject to such amendments as the Authority considers necessary;

                            (iii)  reject the draft standard or draft variation; and

                     (b)  prepare a report under this section.

Note:          The Board must not delegate its powers to act on behalf of the Authority under paragraph (a)--see section 150.

             (2)  The Authority must have regard to all submissions made during the submission period in making a decision under subsection (1).

             (3)  The report must include each of the following:

                     (a)  the reasons for initially accepting the application;

                     (b)  a summary of the results of the Authority's assessment of the application;

                     (c)  a summary of the submissions received by the Authority in relation to the draft standard or draft variation;

                     (d)  the Authority's response to the issues raised in those submissions;

                     (e)  whether the draft standard or draft variation was amended after submissions were made and, if so, the reasons for those amendments;

                      (f)  the Authority's reasons for approving or rejecting the draft standard or draft variation;

                     (g)  a copy of the draft standard or draft variation on which submissions were received;

                     (h)  if the draft standard or draft variation was amended after submissions were made--a copy of the draft standard or draft variation as amended;

                      (i)  a Regulation Impact Statement.