STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011 (NO 44 OF 2011) - SECT 20 Section 74 amended

STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2011 (NO 44 OF 2011) - SECT 20

Section 74(a)

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    (a)     until the date specified in the written notice under section 72(2) for the food business as the date on which the registration ends or, if no date is so specified, until 1 July immediately after the date the Chief Health Officer registers the food business or renews the registration of the food business; or

Explanatory note for section 20

Currently, section 74 of the Food Act provides that registration of a food business (including renewed registration) remains in force until 1 July immediately after the date the Chief Health Officer registers the food business (or renews registration of the food business) or until it is cancelled under section 79 of the Food Act .

The Department of Health advises the current provision creates a heavy workload around 1 July each year, and that this has caused difficulties from an operational perspective. The change will allow different dates for the end of registration of different food businesses.