SEAFOOD SAFETY ACT 2003
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Purpose and outline
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 What is a seafood business?
PART 2--ADMINISTRATION
- 5 Administration of Act
- 6 Objective and functions of the Authority
- 7 Application of Act to Crown
- 8 Application of Act, inconsistency and exemptions
PART 3--LICENSING
- 9 Seafood business to be licensed
- 10 Exemptions from licensing requirement
- 11 Application for a seafood safety licence
- 12 Licence fees
- 13 Seafood safety licences
- 14 Mandatory powers of Authority in respect of licences
- 15 Discretionary powers of Authority in respect of licences
- 16 Authority may impose conditions
- 17 Failure to comply with licence conditions
- 18 Suspension or cancellation of licence
PART 4--SEAFOOD SAFETY
Division 1--Codes of Practice
- 19 Codes of Practice
- 20 Procedure for making a Code of Practice
- 21 Commencement of Code of Practice
- 22 Availability of Codes of Practice
- 23 Requirement to comply with Code of Practice
Division 2--Food safety programs
- 24 Requirement for food safety programs
- 25 Approval of food safety programs
- 26 Contents of food safety program
- 27 Compliance with food safety program condition of licence
- 28 Monitoring compliance with food safety program
- 29 Audit of food safety programs
PART 5--ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- 30 General powers of authorised officers
- 31 Actions which an authorised officer may take
- 32 Power to seize seafood unfit for human consumption
- 33 Entry or search with consent
- 34 Search warrants
- 35 Announcement before entry
- 36 Details of warrant to be given
- 37 Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant
- 38 Assistance of police officer
- 39 Provisions relating to the seizure of items
- 40 Copies of seized documents
- 41 Retention and return of seized documents or things
- 42 Magistrates' Court may extend retention period
- 43 Offence in relation to seized or taken property
- 44 Offence in relation to samples
- 45 Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
- 46 Offence to fail to provide information
- 47 Offence to give false or misleading information
- 48 Offence to refuse admission to authorised officer
- 49 Offence to refuse assistance to authorised officer
- 50 Offence to fail to comply with directions etc. of authorised officers
- 51 Protection against self-incrimination
- 52 Certain records to be kept
- 53 Powers of chief executive officer
- 54 Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order
- 55 Offences by unincorporated bodies, partnerships etc.
- 56 Proceedings
- 57 Defence of due diligence to a charge
- 58 Evidence
- 59 Service of notices or orders
PART 6--GENERAL
