Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Food Act 1984 - SECT 30

PART V ANALYSTS

Analysts

30. Analysts



(1) The Secretary may authorize in writing persons, whom the Secretary
considers to be appropriately qualified, to carry out analyses for the
purposes of this Act.

(2) An authority given under subsection (1)-

   (a)  may be in respect of a particular type of analysis specified in the
        authority; and

   (b)  may at any time be varied or revoked.

(3) A person who is directly or indirectly engaged in any trade connected with
the manufacture or sale of food shall not be authorized to carry out analyses
for the purposes of this Act where his engagement in that trade would conflict
with his duty as a person authorized to carry out analyses for the purposes of
this Act.

(4) A person authorized to carry out analyses for the purposes of this Act who
becomes directly or indirectly engaged in any trade connected with the
manufacture or sale of food shall forthwith notify the Secretary in writing of
that engagement and, upon receipt of that notification, the Secretary may
revoke the authority given to that person under subsection (1).

(5) The Secretary shall, at the request of a person authorized to carry out
analyses for the purposes of this Act, revoke the authority given to that
person under subsection (1).

(6) The Secretary shall maintain a list of persons authorized for the time
being to carry out analyses for the purposes of this Act and shall make sure
that a copy of the list is open for inspection by any person, and that copies
of the list are available, at the principal office of the Department at all
reasonable times.

(6A) The Secretary may charge any fee prescribed by the Governor in Council
for providing a copy of the list or part of it to a person for that person's
use.



(7) A person shall not be prohibited from being authorized or continuing to be
authorized as an analyst for the purposes of this Act by reason only that he
is employed by or on behalf of a government department to carry out analyses
and that government department is engaged in any trade connected with the
manufacture or sale of food.