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Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81 of 1001).

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991, and for other purposes.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Institution Food quality control/food safety Biotechnology
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

Principal amendments to the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991: in to subsection 3(1) insert: Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995, as amended in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement; in subsection 3(1) (definition of Authority), repeal the definition, substitute: Authority means Food Standards Australia New Zealand; in subsection 3(1) (definition of Council); repeal the definition, substitute: “Council” means the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council that was established by the Food Regulation Agreement 2000; subsection 6(1), repeal the subsection, substitute: “The body known immediately before the commencement of this subsection as the Australia New Zealand Food Authority is continued in existence as Food Standards Australia New Zealand”; in Paragraph 7(1)(a); repeal the paragraph, substitute: (a) in accordance with this Act, to develop standards and variations of standards, and to review standards and variations of standards; The Authority may develop or vary a standard in accordance section 11a

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994.

Legislation | Australia | 1994 (2019)

Keyword: Institution, Drugs, Animal health, Pesticides, Fertilizers/nutrients, Biodiversity, Protection of environment, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989.

Legislation | Australia | 1990 (2019)

Keyword: Access-to-information, Registration, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Pesticides, PIC-prior informed consent, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Gene Technology Act 2000.

Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2016)

Keyword: Institution, Genetic resources, Biotechnology, Registration, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.

Legislation | Australia | 1991 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Biotechnology

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Imported Food Control Act 1992.

Legislation | Australia | 1992 (2021)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Certification, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX