PRIMARY PRODUCE SAFETY ACT 2011 (NO. 36 OF 2011)

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Object of Act
• 4 Interpretation
• 5 Meaning of primary production activity
• 6 Interaction with other Acts
• 7 Act binds Crown

PART 2 - Administration

• 8 Chief Inspector of Primary Produce Safety

PART 3 - Food Safety Schemes

• 9 Food safety schemes
• 10 Contents of food safety schemes

PART 4 - Accreditation

• 11 Authority given by accreditation
• 12 Application for accreditation
• 13 Temporary accreditation
• 14 Deciding an application for accreditation
• 15 Conditions of accreditation
• 16 Periodic fees and returns
• 17 Variation of accreditation
• 18 Application for variation of accreditation
• 19 Transfer of accreditation
• 20 Suspension or revocation of accreditation
• 21 Surrender of accreditation
• 22 Review of decisions relating to accreditation

PART 5 - Offences Division 1 - Interpretation

• 23 Meaning of unsafe for human consumption in relation to primary
produce
• 24 Meaning of unsuitable for human consumption in relation to primary
produce

Division 2 - Serious offences

• 25 Intentional or reckless supply of unsafe primary produce
• 26 Negligent supply of unsafe primary produce

Division 3 - Other offences

• 27 Supply of unsafe primary produce
• 28 Supply of unsuitable primary produce
• 29 Unauthorised production of primary produce
• 30 Official marks
• 31 Compliance with Food Standards Code

Division 4 - General defences

• 32 Defence of due diligence
• 33 Defence of mistaken but reasonable belief not available
• 34 Alternative verdicts for serious primary produce offences

PART 6 - Authorised Officers

• 35 Appointment of authorised officers
• 36 Powers of authorised officers
• 37 Search warrants
• 38 Identification of authorised officers
• 39 Failure to comply with requirements of authorised officers
• 40 False information
• 41 Interfering with seized items
• 42 Obstructing or impersonating authorised officers
• 43 Threatening or abusing authorised officer

PART 7 - Seizure by Authorised Officers

• 44 Seizure order
• 45 Seizure of primary produce suspected of being unsafe or unsuitable
• 46 Compensation for seizure, &c., of primary produce
• 47 Seizure of thing that may be used as evidence

PART 8 - Compliance Notices and Prohibition Orders

• 48 Meaning of legislative requirement in this Part
• 49 Compliance notice
• 50 Prohibition order
• 51 Compensation
• 52 Review of decisions relating to prohibition orders

PART 9 - Other Remedies

• 53 Infringement notices

PART 10 - Food Safety Programs

• 54 Food safety programs
• 55 Auditing of food safety programs
• 56 Frequency of audits for food safety purposes
• 57 Check audits

PART 11 - Auditors

• 58 Approval of food safety auditor
• 59 Term of approval
• 60 Declaration of interest
• 61 Variation of conditions, or suspension or cancellation, of approval
of food safety auditor
• 62 Review of decisions relating to approval
• 63 Duties of food safety auditors
• 64 Reporting requirements
• 65 Certificates of approval of food safety auditors
• 66 Identification of food safety auditor
• 67 Register of food safety auditors to be maintained
• 68 Obstructing or impersonating food safety auditors
• 69 Threatening or abusing food safety auditors

PART 12 - Evidentiary and Procedural Provisions

• 70 Nature of proceedings for offences
• 71 Institution of proceedings
• 72 Offences by employers
• 73 Offences by bodies corporate
• 74 Liability of employees and agents
• 75 Continuing offence
• 76 Presumptions
• 77 Evidence
• 78 Proceedings relating to third persons
• 79 Disclosure by witnesses
• 80 Court may order costs and expenses
• 81 Court may order forfeiture

PART 13 - Miscellaneous

• 82 Protection from liability
• 83 Bribery
• 84 Disclosure of information
• 85 Certificate of compliance with food safety scheme
• 86 Regulations
• 87 Saving and transitional arrangements
• 88 Administration of Act
• 89 Consequential Amendments
• 90 Legislation repealed
• 91 Legislation further repealed
• 92 Legislation rescinded
• 93 Legislation further rescinded
• 94 Legislation revoked
• 95 Legislation further revoked
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