Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. País/Territorio Australia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1991 (2018) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Título completoAn Act establishing a body to be known as Food Standards Australia New Zealand with functions relating to the development of food regulatory measures, and for related purposes. Materia Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Legislación básica Institución Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Normas Biotecnología Área geográphica Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur Resumen This Act continues in existence the National Food Authority as the Australia New Zealand Food Authority. The Authority is a body corporate with perpetual succession. The functions of the Authority include: (a) to prepare draft standards and draft variations of standards and to make recommendations to the Council in respect of those draft standards or draft variations; (b) in accordance with this Act, to develop draft codes of practice and draft variations of codes of practice for industry and to review codes of practice; (c) to develop guidelines to assist the interpretation of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code on its own initiative or in consultation; (d) to review standards; (e) in consultation with the States and Territories, or on its own initiative, to coordinate the surveillance by the States, the Territories and any other bodies or persons of food available in Australia; and (f) to develop codes of practice for industry (in Australia and in New Zealand) on any matter that may be included in a standard (sect. 7). Powers of the Authority are outlined in section 8. Section 9 outlines matters that may be included in standards and variations of standards, whereas section 10 lays down the priority of objectives of the Authority in developing standards and variations of standards. Sections 12 to 39 make provisions for matters relating to applications for development or variation of a standard. The remaining provisions of the Act deal with internal matters of the Authority. (72 sections) Texto completo Inglés Página web www.austlii.edu.au Referencias - Legislación Implementado por National Food Authority Regulations (S.R. No. 286 of 1994). Legislación | Australia | 1994 Palabra clave: Institución, Normas Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994. Legislación | Australia | 1994 (2019) Palabra clave: Institución, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Normas, Biotecnología Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX Enmendado porr Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001 (No. 81 of 1001). Legislación | Australia | 2001 (2002) Palabra clave: Institución, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Biotecnología Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX