Australian Capital Territory

Food (Nutritional Information Displays) Exemption 2012 (No 1)*
Disallowable instrument DI2012-192
made under the
Food Act 2001, s 114 (Exemptions from pt 9)

1	Name of Instrument
This instrument is the Food (Nutritional Information Displays) Exemption 2012 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 January 2013.
3	Exemptions
The following are exempt from Part 9 of the Food Act 2001:
(i)	nursing homes for the aged and low care aged care establishments (as defined in the Schedule to Standard 3.3.1 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code);
(ii)	hospital food services for patients;
(iii)	hospices (as defined in the Schedule to Standard 3.3.1 of the 
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code);
(iv)	respite care facilities;
(v)	charitable organisations that are charity endorsed under subdivision 50-B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cwlth);
(vi)	crisis accommodation providers declared under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997; 
(vii)	pre-schools, primary schools, high schools or secondary colleges; or 
(viii)	childcare centres that are licensed as a childcare service under the 
Children and Young People Act 2008.

4	Reason for Exemptions
It is not the intent of Part 9 of the Food Act 2001 to capture the entities listed in section 3. Requiring these entities to comply with Part 9 would place upon them an unreasonable regulatory burden and may have unintended consequences.

Katy Gallagher MLA
Minister for Health
30 July 2012