AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH (DAIRY) REGULATIONS

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 2 of 1959

	The Public Health (Dairy) Regulations are amended to provide for the sale of milk and cream in cartons as well as in bottles.  These provisions are intended to meet the possibility of any factory owner wishing to carton milk or cream in the Australian Capital Territory.

	Other minor amendments have been made (a) to ensure the bacterial “safety” of milk and cream and to ensure that the containers in which they are placed are properly labelled, sealed and delivered in an undamaged condition, and are delivered to schools and shops at hours when the milk or cream may be received into proper custody and storage; and (b) to clarify definitions and the application of the regulations.