Victorian Consolidated Legislation

DAIRY ACT 2000

No. 37 of 2000
Version incorporating amendments as at 8 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-DAIRY FOOD SAFETY VICTORIA

   4.      Dairy Food Safety Victoria
   5.      Objectives of the Authority
   6.      Functions of the Authority
   7.      Powers of the Authority
   8.      Accountability of Authority
   9.      Members of the Authority
   10.     Selection committee
   11.     Recommendations of a selection committee
   12.     Terms and conditions of office of members of the Authority
   13.     Validity of acts or decisions
   14.     Proceedings of the Authority
   15.     Pecuniary interests of members
   16.     Improper use of information
   17.     Delegation
   18.     Officers and employees
   19.     Borrowing and investment powers
   20.     Corporate plan
   21.     Reporting to the dairy industry
   21A.    Minister to ensure tabling of report

   PART 3-DAIRY INDUSTRY LICENCES

   22.     Certain businesses and vehicles to be licensed
   22A.    Exemptions from licensing requirement
   23.     Application for a dairy industry licence
   24.     Licence fees
   25.     Dairy industry licences
   26.     Powers of Authority in respect of licences
   27.     Review of decision of Authority
   28.     Reasons for decision
   29.     Effect of issue of dairy industry licence
   30.     Offence relating to dairy food

   PART 4-FOOD SAFETY

   31.     Codes of Practice
   32.     Procedure for making a Code of Practice
   33.     Commencement of Code of Practice
   34.     Availability of Codes of Practice
   35.     Evidentiary provisions
   36.     Sale and delivery of dairy food which has not been
           pasteurised or packed and sealed as required
   37.     Approval of programs
   38.     Minister may require certain dairy industry licences to have food safety program
   39.     Contents of program
   40.     Compliance monitoring
   41.     Audit of food safety programs
   42.     Withdrawal or suspension

   PART 5-ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   43.     Authorised officers
   44.     Certain records to be kept
   45.     General powers of authorised officers
   46.     Actions which an authorised officer may take
   47.     Destruction of dairy food
   48.     Seized or detained dairy food
   49.     Procedure in respect of samples
   50.     Offences with respect to authorised officers
   51.     Defence to certain charge
   52.     Particular defence not available
   53.     Miscellaneous offences
   54.     General penalty
   55.     Persons who are liable for offences
   56.     Defence to charge
   57.     Power of authorised officer to prosecute
   58.     Service
   59.     Evidentiary provisions
   60.     Immunity
   61.     Regulations

   PART 6-MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITIONAL

   62.     Repealed
   63.     Transfer of Funds
   64.     Transfer of staff
   65.     Independent entity
   66.     Repeal of licensing and quality assurance provisions of the Dairy Industry Act 1992.
   67.     Repeal of Dairy Industry Act 1992.
   68.     No duty or tax chargeable
           69, 70. Repealed
   71.     Validation of licences paid in instalments
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details