Victorian Consolidated Legislation

SEAFOOD SAFETY ACT 2003

No. 24 of 2003
Version incorporating amendments as at 22 February 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page

   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 member of police force
   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

   60.     Review of decision of Authority
   61.     Regulations

   PARTS 7-10-Repealed

           62-93. Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details