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Western Australia
Health (Fresh Produce - State or Territory of
Origin) Amendment Bill 2005
CONTENTS
Part 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
Part 2 -- Amendment of Health Act
1911
3. The Act amended 3
4. Section 246G amended 3
5. Section 246U amended 3
6. Section 246U amended 3
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Mr Redman MLA)
Health (Fresh Produce - State or Territory of
Origin) Amendment Bill 2005
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Health Act 1911 to require labelling as to the
State or Territory of origin of fresh produce displayed for retail sale.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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Health (Fresh Produce - State or Territory of Origin) Amendment Bill 2005
Part 1 Preliminary
s. 1
Part 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health (Fresh Produce - State or
Territory of Origin) Amendment Act 2005.
5 2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
the Royal Assent.
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Amendment of Health Act 1911 Part 2
s. 3
Part 2 -- Amendment of Health Act 1911
3. The Act amended
The amendments in this Part are to the Health Act 1911.
4. Section 246G amended
5 Section 246G is amended by inserting after the definition of
"food vending machine" --
"
"fresh produce" means --
(a) the edible, fleshy fructification of plants,
10 distinguished by their sweet, acid and ethereal
flavours;
(b) vegetables other than frozen, dehydrated or preserved
vegetables; and
(c) nuts, including peanuts and coconuts;
15 ".
5. Section 246U amended
Section 246U(2) is amended by deleting "Food" in the first
place in which it occurs and inserting instead --
" Subject to subsection (2a), food ".
20 6. Section 246U amended
After subsection 246U(2) the following subsection is
inserted --
"
(2a) Where --
25 (a) fresh produce is displayed for retail sale
otherwise than in a package; and
(b) that fresh produce originated from within the
Commonwealth,
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Part 2 Amendment of Health Act 1911
s. 6
there must be displayed on or in connection with the
display a label containing, in standard type of 9mm, a
statement indicating the State or Territory of origin of
the fresh produce.
5 ".
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