FOOD REGULATION 2015
- Made under the Food Act 2003
- As at 29 November 2023
- Reg 622 of 2015
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Regulation
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
PART 2 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 4 Enforcement agencies
- 5 AUS-MEAT manual
- 6 Food safety auditor reports
- 7 Delegations
- 8 Offences
- 9 Penalty notice offences and penalties
- 10 Repeal and savings
PART 3 - FEES AND CHARGES
- 11 Improvement notice fee
- 12 Payment for sample
- 13 Fee for food safety auditor application
- 14 Charges for inspections of non-licensed food business
- 15 Annual administration charge
- 16 Payment of penalties and fines into Food Authority Fund--determination of maximum amount
- 17 Fee for application for change to register
PART 4 - FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISORS
Division 1 - Interpretation
Division 2 - Food safety supervisor certificates
- 19 Food Authority may also issue food safety supervisor certificates
- 20 Qualifications for issue of food safety supervisor certificate
- 21 Form of food safety supervisor certificate
- 22 Charges for issue of food safety supervisor certificates
Division 3 - Approval of registered training organisations to issue food safety supervisor certificates
- 23 Approval of registered training organisations to issue food safety supervisor certificates
- 24 Condition of approval
- 25 Training qualifications
- 26 Duration of approval
- 27 Variation, suspension and cancellation of approvals
Division 4 - Miscellaneous
- 28 Definition of "prepackaged food"
- 29 Exemptions from Division 3 of Part 8 of the Act
PART 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPLAY OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
- 30 Definitions
- 31 Definition of "prepackaged food"
- 32 Standard food outlets required to display nutritional information
- 33 Kinds of nutritional information required to be displayed
- 34 Kind of nutritional information voluntarily displayed that must comply with requirements
- 35 Locations for display of nutritional information
- 36 Manner of displaying nutritional information
- 37 Exemptions
PART 6 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOOD STANDARDS CODE
- 38 Modification of Food Standards Code
- 39 Notifications of food handling operations
PART 7 - FOOD SAFETY SCHEMES--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division 1 - Interpretation
Division 2 - Licensing of food businesses
- 41 Food business to be licensed
- 42 Application for licence
- 43 Issue of licences
- 44 Duration of licence
- 45 Additional conditions of licence
- 46 Variation of terms and conditions of licence
- 47 Suspension or cancellation of licence
- 48 Licence not transferable
- 49 Renewal of licence
- 50 Calculation and notification of licence fees and levies
- 51 Applicants to present vehicles for inspection
- 52 Vehicle labels
- 53 Display of licence
Division 3 - Food safety programs
- 54 Content of food safety program
Division 4 - Inspections and audits
- 55 Inspections and audits of food businesses
- 56 Approval for a food business to retain food safety auditor
- 57 Charges for inspections and audits
Division 5 - Review of decisions of Food Authority
- 58 Administrative review of decisions by Civil and Administrative Tribunal
PART 8 - DAIRY FOOD SAFETY SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 59 Definitions
- 60 Dairy food safety scheme
- 61 Application of dairy food safety scheme to retail premises and food not intended for sale
- 62 Meaning of "dairy business"
- 63 Application of Food Standards Code to primary production of dairy products
- 64 Modification of the Food Standards Code
Division 2 - Requirements in relation to dairy products
- 65 Processing of dairy products
- 66 Milk for manufacture
- 67 Pasteuriser requirements
- 68 Milk to comply with certain requirements of Food Standards Code
- 68A Sale, delivery and supply of raw milk products by any person
Division 3 - Sampling, analysis and records
- 69 Sampling and testing of milk by certain dairy businesses
- 70 Certain dairy businesses to undertake analyses of certain dairy products
- 71 Reports of analyses
- 72 Records to be kept by certain dairy businesses
- 73 Records to be kept by dairy produce stores
Division 4 - Miscellaneous
- 74 Establishment of Dairy Industry Consultative Committee
- 75 Licence fees for licences in respect of dairy businesses
PART 9 - MEAT FOOD SAFETY SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 76 Definitions
- 77 Meat food safety scheme
- 78 Application of meat food safety scheme to certain vehicles and food not intended for sale
- 79 Meaning of "meat business"
- 80 Application of Food Standards Code to primary production of poultry
- 81 Modification of Food Standards Code
- 82 Slaughtering of certain animals and processing of certain meat for human consumption prohibited
Division 2 - Standards for operation of meat businesses
- 83 Standards for abattoirs
- 84 Standards for meat processing plants
- 85 Standards for game meat field depots
- 86 Standards for game meat primary processing plants
- 87 Standards for meat vans
- 88 Standards for game meat field harvesting vans
- 89 Standards for knackeries
- 90 Standards for rendering plants
- 91 Standards for animal food processing plants
- 92 Standards for animal food field depots
- 93 Standards for animal food vans
- 94 Standards for animal food field harvesting vans
- 95 Standards for meat retail premises
Division 3 - Requirements relating to branding and inspection of abattoir meat
- 96 Prescribed brands for abattoir meat
- 97 Removal of meat from abattoir
- 98 Marking of carcases
- 99 Positions and manner in which brands are to be applied
- 100 Identification systems for lamb and hogget meat
Division 4 - Requirements relating to branding and inspection of game meat
- 101 Prescribed brands for game meat
- 102 Removal of meat from game meat primary processing plant
- 103 Marking of carcases
- 104 Positions and manner in which brands are to be applied
Division 5 - Sale and storage of meat
- 105 Sale of meat for human consumption
- 106 Sale of meat for use as animal food
- 107 Storage of meat
Division 6 - Issue and use of brands for meat
- 108 Application for and issue of brands
- 109 Storage of brands
- 110 Lost, stolen or damaged brands
- 111 Resemblances to prescribed brands
- 112 Unauthorised branding of meat
Division 7 - Meat safety inspectors
- 113 Appointment of meat safety inspectors for abattoirs and game meat primary processing plants
- 114 Duty of meat safety inspector to report contraventions of Regulation
- 115 Revocation of approval of appointment of meat safety inspector
Division 8 - Sampling and analyses
- 116 Meat businesses to undertake analyses of certain meats, meat products, animal by-products and water
- 117 Reports of analyses
Division 9 - Miscellaneous
- 118 Establishment of Meat Industry Consultative Council
- 119 Licence fees for licences in respect of meat businesses
PART 10 - PLANT PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 120 Definitions
- 121 Plant products food safety scheme
- 122 Application of plant products food safety scheme to retail premises and food not intended for sale
- 123 Application of plant products food safety scheme to fresh cut fruit and vegetables, seed sprouts and juices
- 124 Meaning of "plant products business"
Division 2 - Sampling and analyses
- 125 Plant products business to undertake analyses of plant products
- 126 Reports of analyses
Division 3 - Miscellaneous
- 127 Industry consultation
- 128 Licence fees for licences in respect of plant products businesses
PART 11 - SEAFOOD SAFETY SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 129 Definitions
- 130 Seafood safety scheme
- 131 Application of seafood safety scheme to retail premises and food not intended for sale
- 132 Certain vessels excluded from Part
- 133 Meaning of "seafood"
- 134 Meaning of "seafood business"
- 135 Application of Food Standards Code to primary production of seafood
- 136 Modification of Food Standards Code
Division 2 - Additional licence requirements
- 137 Application requirements
- 138 Suspension or cancellation of licence
Division 3 - Sampling, analyses and records
- 139 Seafood businesses to undertake analyses of seafood
- 140 Reports of analyses
- 141 Records to be kept
- 142 Labelling of shellfish
- 143 Depuration of shellfish
Division 4 - New South Wales Shellfish Program
- 144 Establishment of New South Wales Shellfish Program
- 145 Establishment of NSW Shellfish Committee
- 146 Responsibilities of NSW Shellfish Committee
- 147 Appointment of local shellfish committees
- 148 Responsibilities of local shellfish committees
- 149 Provisions relating to members and procedure of committee
- 150 Funding of committees
Division 5 - Annual general licence fees
- 151 Annual general licence fees for seafood businesses
Division 6 - Licence fees and levies for State shellfish program
- 152 Payment of licence fees for shellfish harvesting, cultivating of shellfish, cultivating of spat or operation of depuration plant
- 153 Shellfish area service levy
- 154 Purposes for which licence fee or levy to be applied
Division 7 - Local shellfish program levy
- 155 Payment of annual local shellfish program levy
- 156 Calculation of annual local shellfish program levy
Division 8 - Miscellaneous
- 157 Establishment of New South Wales Seafood Industry Forum
PART 12 - VULNERABLE PERSONS FOOD SAFETY SCHEME
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 158 Vulnerable persons food safety scheme
- 159 Meaning of "vulnerable persons food business"
- 160 Modification of Food Standards Code
Division 2 - Sampling and analyses
- 161 Vulnerable persons food business to undertake analyses of food
- 162 Reports of analyses
Division 3 - Miscellaneous
- 163 Establishment of New South Wales Vulnerable Persons Food Safety Scheme Consultative Committee
- 164 Licence fees for licences in respect of vulnerable persons food businesses
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Requirements relating to production, handling and sale of eggs, egg products and blended egg product mixtures
Division 3 - Sampling and analyses
Division 4 - Miscellaneous
