Contents

                        1     Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                     3

                        2     Interpretation                                                                   3

                        3     Appropriate government agencies                                      3

                        6     Disclosure of confidential commercial information               3

                      6A     Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand -- prescribed organisations and public bodies from which nominations may be sought (Act s116)                     4

5>                        7     Charges                                                                          4

                        8     Refunds                                                                          4

                        9     Procedure classification                                                   5

                       10     Period within which consideration of proposal must be complete          5

                       11     Period within which consideration of applications for standards or variations must be complete   5

Schedule 1             Appropriate government agencies                                6

Part 1                      Departments of the Commonwealth                                   6

Part 2                      State and Territory authorities                                           6

Schedule 2             Prescribed authorities to which confidential commercial information may be disclosed 8

Part 1                      Commonwealth authorities                                                8

Part 2                      State and Territory authorities                                           8

Part 3                      New Zealand authorities                                                   9

Schedule 2A           Board -- prescribed organisations and public bodies from which nominations may be sought                                                                                    10

Part 1                      Science and public health organisations and public bodies 10

Part 2                      Food industry organisations and public bodies                  12

Schedule 3             Charges                                                                       14

Schedule 4             Procedure classification                                              15

Notes                                                                                                          19

 

  

  

Notes to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994

Note 1

The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 (in force under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1994 No. 286 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non‑exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series). Numbering conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1994 No. 286	23 Aug 1994	23 Aug 1994
2000 No. 122	22 June 2000	1 July 2000	--
2001 No. 341	21 Dec 2001	21 Dec 2001	--
2002 No. 38	7 Mar 2002	7 Mar 2002	--
2002 No. 119	14 June 2002	1 July 2002 (see r. 2 and Gazette 2002, No. GN30)	--
2004 No. 265	26 Aug 2004	26 Aug 2004	R. 4 [see Table A]
2007 No. 310	28 Sept 2007 (see F2007L02390)	1 Oct 2007	R. 4 [see Table A]

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1.........................................	rs. 2000 No. 122; 2002 No. 119
R. 2.........................................	am. 2000 No. 122; 2002 No. 119; 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
R. 3.........................................	am. 2000 No. 122
	rs. 2002 No. 119
	am. 2007 No. 310
R. 4.........................................	am. 2002 No. 119
	rep. 2007 No. 310
R. 5.........................................	rep. 2002 No. 119
R. 6.........................................	rs. 2000 No. 122; 2002 No. 119; 2007 No. 310
R. 6A.......................................	ad. 2001 No. 341
	rep. 2004 No. 265
	am. 2007 No. 310
R. 7.........................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	rs. 2007 No. 310
Example to r. 7.....................	am. 2002 No. 119
R. 8.........................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
Note 1 to r. 8 (1)...................	am. 2002 No. 119
	rep. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 9......................	rs. 2002 No. 119; 2007 No. 310
R. 9.........................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 10...................	rs. 2002 No. 119; 2007 No. 310
R. 10.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119; 2004 No. 265
	rs. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 11...................	rs. 2002 No. 119; 2007 No. 310
R. 11.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 12...................	rs. 2002 No. 119; 2004 No. 265
	rep. 2007 No. 310
R. 12.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2004 No. 265
	rep. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 13...................	rs. 2002 No. 119; 2004 No. 265
	rep. 2007 No. 310
Rr. 13, 14...............................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2004 No. 265
	rep. 2007 No. 310
Heading to r. 15...................	rs. 2002 No. 119
	rep. 2004 No. 265
R. 15.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rep. 2004 No. 265
Heading to r. 16...................	rs. 2002 No. 119
	rep. 2004 No. 265
R. 16.......................................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	rep. 2004 No. 265
Rr. 17, 18...............................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	rep. 2004 No. 265
Schedule 1
Schedule 1............................	rs. 2002 No. 119
	am. 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
Schedule 1A
Schedule 1A.........................	ad. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2004 No. 265
	am. 2007 No. 310
Schedule 2
Schedule 2............................	rs. 2002 No. 119
	am. 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
Schedule 2A
Schedule 2A.........................	ad. 2001 No. 341
	am. 2002 No. 38; 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
Schedule 3
Schedule 3............................	ad. 2000 No. 122
	am. 2002 No. 119
	rs. 2004 No. 265; 2007 No. 310
Schedule 4
Schedule 4............................	ad. 2004 No. 265
	rs. 2007 No. 310

Table A                  Application, saving or transitional provisions

Statutory Rules 2004 No. 265

4              Transitional

         (1)   Despite the amendments made by items [5], [7], [9] and [24] of Schedule 1, regulations 12, 15, 16 and 17 of, and Schedule 3 to, the old Regulations continue to apply to an application for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure if, in relation to the application, a charge or fee was paid before the commencement of these Regulations under regulation 8 or 18 of the old Regulations.

         (2)   In this regulation:

old Regulations means the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations.

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 310

4              Transitional

        4.1   The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 as in force immediately before 1 October 2007 continue to apply to an application or a proposal made before 1 October 2007.

        4.2   In this regulation:

application means an application made under section 12 of the former Act.

former Act means the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 as in force immediately before 1 July 2007.

proposal means a proposal prepared under section 12AA of the former Act.