Food Act 2001

Number: A2001-66
Status: In Force

Notes

For infringement notice offences under this Act see Magistrates Court (Food Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
27 March 2024	HTML PDF Word	R30	27 March 2024	Republication for amendments by A2023-45

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Population Health - ACT Health Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Food (Fees) Determination 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	9 May 2002 - 13 February 2003	DI2002-37
Food Regulation 2002	None		Subordinate laws	s 152	23 June 2021	SL2002-10
Food Amendment Regulations 2002(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 152	11 June 2002 - 12 June 2002	SL2002-14
Food Standards Code(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 7	20 June 2002 - 15 April 2010	NI2002-180
Food (Fees) Determination 2003 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	14 February 2003 - 31 January 2011	DI2003-8
Food Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 152	2 July 2003 - 3 July 2003	SL2003-19
Food (Safety Programs) Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 152	1 June 2007 - 2 June 2007	SL2007-14
Food (Standards Code) Revocation 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 7	16 April 2010 - 17 April 2010	NI2010-181
Food (Fees) Determination 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 February 2011 - 29 February 2012	DI2011-2
Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 March 2012 - 18 June 2012	DI2012-14
Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	19 June 2012 - 31 December 2012	DI2012-120
Food (Nutritional Information Displays) Exemption 2012 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 114	1 January 2013	DI2012-192
Food (Nutritional Information) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 152	1 January 2013 - 2 January 2013	SL2012-36
Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013	DI2012-280
Food Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 152	5 April 2013 - 2 September 2013	SL2013-8
Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 119	1 September 2013 - 16 April 2015	NI2013-153
Food (Fees) Determination 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014	DI2013-303
Food (Fees) Determination 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2015 - 31 December 2015	DI2014-297
Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 119	17 April 2015 - 3 April 2017	NI2015-166
Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 91	8 September 2015 - 15 October 2015	DI2015-245
Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2015 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 91	16 October 2015 - 24 February 2022	DI2015-286
Food (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016	DI2015-292
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	10 June 2016 - 11 August 2017	NI2016-381
Food (Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017	DI2016-288
Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 119	4 April 2017 - 25 July 2022	NI2017-156
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	12 August 2017 - 4 June 2019	NI2017-450
Food (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2018 - 31 December 2018	DI2017-272
Food (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2019 - 31 December 2019	DI2018-261
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	5 June 2019 - 7 January 2020	NI2019-359
Food (Fees) Determination 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2020 - 31 December 2021	DI2019-248
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	8 January 2020 - 9 September 2020	NI2020-25
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	10 September 2020 - 7 July 2021	NI2020-570
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	8 July 2021 - 23 June 2023	NI2021-416
Food (Fees) Determination 2021 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022	DI2021-264
Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2022 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 91	25 February 2022	DI2022-18
Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 119	26 July 2022 - 19 October 2023	NI2022-361
Food (Fees) Determination 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023	DI2022-246
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2023 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	24 June 2023 - 3 February 2024	NI2023-317
Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2023 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 119	20 October 2023	NI2023-638
Food (Fees) Determination 2023 (No 1)	None	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 150	1 January 2024	DI2023-264
Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2024 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	SL2002-10 s 9	7 February 2024 - 3 February 2026	NI2024-57

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 30 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
27 March 2024	HTML PDF Word	R30	27 March 2024	Republication for amendments by A2023-45
23 June 2021 - 26 March 2024	HTML PDF Word	R29	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12
23 October 2018 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R28	23 October 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-33
2 January 2018 - 22 October 2018	HTML PDF Word	R27	2 January 2018	Republication for expiry of provision (s 115)
14 October 2015 - 1 January 2018	HTML PDF Word	R26	14 October 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-33
20 April 2015 - 13 October 2015	HTML PDF Word	R25	20 April 2015	Republication for amendments by A2014-57
1 January 2015 - 19 April 2015	HTML PDF Word	R24	1 January 2015	Republication for amendments by A2014-57
20 November 2014 - 31 December 2014	HTML PDF Word	R23	20 November 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-48
25 November 2013 - 19 November 2014	HTML PDF Word	R22	25 November 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-44
1 September 2013 - 24 November 2013	HTML PDF Word	R21	1 September 2013	Republication for amendments by A2012-4
1 January 2013 - 31 August 2013	HTML PDF Word	R20	1 January 2013	Republication for amendments by A2011-32 as amended by A2012-4
2 March 2012 - 31 December 2012	HTML PDF Word	R19	2 March 2012	Republication for amendments by A2012-4
17 December 2009 - 1 March 2012	HTML PDF Word	R18*	17 December 2009	Republication for amendments by A2009-49
14 February 2009 - 16 December 2009	HTML PDF Word	R17	14 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-26
2 February 2009 - 13 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R16	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37
27 October 2008 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R15	27 October 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-20
9 September 2008 - 26 October 2008	HTML PDF Word	R14	9 September 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-20
26 August 2008 - 8 September 2008	HTML PDF Word	R13	26 August 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-28
11 July 2007 - 25 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R12	11 July 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-16
18 November 2006 - 10 July 2007	HTML PDF Word	R11	18 November 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-46
2 June 2006 - 17 November 2006	HTML PDF Word	R10	2 June 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-23
12 November 2005 - 1 June 2006	HTML PDF Word	R9*	12 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-20
2 July 2005 - 11 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R8	2 July 2005	Republication for commenced expiry
1 September 2004 - 1 July 2005	HTML PDF Word	R7	1 September 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-13
25 August 2004 - 31 August 2004	HTML PDF Word	R6	25 August 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-42
9 April 2004 - 24 August 2004	HTML PDF Word	R5	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
11 March 2003 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R4	11 March 2003	Republication for commenced expiry
17 September 2002 - 10 March 2003	HTML PDF Word	R3	23 September 2002	Republication for amendments by A2002-30
11 June 2002 - 16 September 2002	HTML PDF Word	R2	11 June 2002	Republication for modifications by SL2002-10 as amended by SL2002-14
10 March 2002 - 10 June 2002	HTML PDF Word	R1	10 March 2002	Republication for new Act
10 March 2002	HTML PDF Word	As notified	10 September 2001

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Food Bill 2001.

Notification statement

The Food Act 2001 was notified in the Gazette on 10 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S66).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
10 September 2001	10 March 2002	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	10 September 2001	IA, s 10B
remainder	10 March 2002	s 2 and LA s 79

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 115	1 January 2018 (midnight)	s 115 (4)
s 154	1 July 2005 (midnight)	s 154 (2)
pt 12	10 March 2003 (midnight)	s 174
pt 8 hdg notes, div 12.2	10 June 2002 (midnight)	s 159

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2021-12	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.19	23 June 2021
A2018-33	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.16	23 October 2018
A2015-33	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015	sch 1 pt 1.29	14 October 2015
A2014-57	Food Amendment Act 2014	ss 7-9, ss 12-14, ss 27-29	1 January 2015
A2014-57	Food Amendment Act 2014	ss 4-6, s 10, s 11, ss 15-26, s 30, s 31	20 April 2015
A2014-48	Training and Tertiary Education Amendment Act 2014	sch 1 pt 1.10	20 November 2014
A2013-44	Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.9	25 November 2013
A2012-4	Food Amendment Act 2012	ss 4-6, ss 8-10, s 13, sch 1	2 March 2012
A2012-4	Food Amendment Act 2012	s 7, s 11, s 12, s 14	1 September 2013
A2011-32	Food (Nutritional Information) Amendment Act 2011, as amended by: A2012-4 sch 2 pt 2.1	pt 2	1 January 2013
A2009-49	Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.33	17 December 2009
A2008-37	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.44	2 February 2009
A2008-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.27	26 August 2008
A2008-26	Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008	sch 2 pt 2.11	14 February 2009
A2008-20	Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	sch 2 pt 2.8	9 September 2008
A2008-20	Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.14	27 October 2008
A2007-16	Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.15	11 July 2007
A2006-46	Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No 2)	sch 2 pt 2.6	18 November 2006
A2006-23	Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.20	2 June 2006
A2005-20	Statute Law Amendment Act 2005	sch 3 pt 3.23	12 November 2005
A2004-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2004	sch 3 pt 3.9	25 August 2004
A2004-15	Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004	sch 1 pt 1.17, sch 2 pt 2.38	9 April 2004
A2004-13	Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2004	sch 2 pt 2.13	1 September 2004
A2002-30	Statute Law Amendment Act 2002	sch 3 pt 3.31	17 September 2002
A2023-45	Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.5	27 March 2024

Modifications

Year and number	Modifying law	Modifying provision	Commencement date	End date
SL2002-10	Food Regulation 2002, as amended by: SL2002-14 reg 4, reg 5	pt 4 and sch 2	11 June 2002	10 March 2003 (midnight)