DAIRY ACT 2000
Table of Provisions
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
- 55A Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—accessorial liability
- 55B Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence
- 55C Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence (legal burden of proof)
- 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
