FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 18 Definitions

FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 18

For the purposes of this Part—

chain food premises has the meaning given in section 18A ;

chain supermarket has the meaning given in section 18B ;

"floor area" in relation to a supermarket premises means the continuous internal floor area of the supermarket premises that is used to display items available for sale to consumers and excludes any part of the floor area available for the consumption of food at the supermarket premises;

"food label" in relation to a standard food item means, irrespective of whether or not the standard food item is listed on a menu—

        (a)     a price ticket attached to, or closely associated with, the standard food item; or

        (b)     an identifying name label attached to, or closely associated with, the standard food item;

"kilojoule labelling scheme" means the requirements set out in this Part regarding the display of kilojoule information about standard food items sold by certain food businesses;

"menu" means a list or other depiction of at least one standard food item (together with its name or price) that is printed or is in electronic form and that—

        (a)     appears on a board, poster, leaflet or similar thing at the food premises at which the standard food item is sold; or

        (b)     in the case of a drive-through facility, appears on a board, poster, leaflet or similar thing visible at or before the point of ordering the standard food item; or

        (c)     is distributed or is available other than at the food premises from which the standard food item is sold;

"proprietor of a chain food premises" means—

        (a)     the person carrying on a food business at the chain food premises; or

        (b)     if the person referred to in paragraph (a) cannot be identified, the person in charge of the chain food premises;

"proprietor of a chain supermarket" means—

        (a)     the person carrying on a supermarket business at the chain supermarket; or

        (b)     if the person referred to in paragraph (a) cannot be identified, the person in charge of the chain supermarket;

"ready-to-eat food" means food that is for sale in a state in which it is ordinarily consumed;

standard food item has the meaning given in section 18C ;

"supermarket business "means a food business which involves the sale of all of the following items of food—

        (a)     bread;

        (b)     breakfast cereal;

        (c)     butter;

        (d)     eggs;

        (e)     flour;

        (f)     fresh fruit;

        (g)     fresh milk;

        (h)     fresh vegetables;

              (i)     meat;

        (j)     rice;

        (k)     sugar;

        (l)     food (other than any item of food that is referred to in any preceding paragraph in this definition) that is in a package;

"supermarket premises" means a food premises at which a supermarket business operates, other than those parts of the food premises that are a chain food premises.

S. 18A inserted by No. 2/2017 s. 4.