Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS 1993 - REG 30

                An authorised officer may:

                (a)    require a person involved in the importation of particular food to provide enough of the food for inspection to enable a true random sample to be obtained for inspection; and

               (b)    require a person involved in the importation of particular food to provide details of lot or batch codes and quantities of the food to enable a random sample to be obtained for inspection; and

                (c)    take sufficient food to give a representative sample from the food being imported, whether that amount exceeds the amount actually required to be referred for inspection or not; and

               (d)    take samples free of any charge; and

                (e)    take samples free of any liability for damage necessarily caused in the taking of the sample; and

                (f)    ask an analyst to analyse samples of food taken for inspection, whether or not requesting that specific tests, or tests for specific contaminants or matter, be carried out on the food.