Australian Capital Territory
Food Regulations 2002     No 10
made under the
Food Act 2001
Republication No 3
Effective:  11 March 2003
Republication date: 11 March 2003
Last amendment made by SL 2002 No 14
(republication for commenced expiry)

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Food Regulations 2002, made under the Food Act 2001 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 11 March 2003.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 11 March 2003.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were not made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Food Regulations 2002
made under the
Food Act 2001
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulations	2
Part 2	General
	3	Excluded reticulated water systems—Act, s 7 (3), def of relevant reticulated water system, par (c)	3
	4	Excluded primary food production activities—Act, s 11 (2) (c)	3
	5	Food businesses exempt from registration—Act, s 89	3
	6	Food standards code—incorporation	4
	7	Food standards code—meaning of appropriate enforcement agency	4
Part 3	Infringement notices
	8	Infringement notice offences—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice offence	5
	9	Infringement notice penalties—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice penalty, par (a)	5
	10	Cost of serving reminder notice—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice penalty, par (b)	5
	11	Identifying particulars for person served with infringement notice—Act, s 111 (1) (c) (ii)	5
	12	Identifying particulars for authorised officer for infringement notice—Act, s 111 (1) (g)	6
	13	Other information—Act, s 111 (1) (h)	6
	14	Identifying particulars for authorised officer for reminder notice—Act, s120 (f)	6
	15	Costs if liability disputed—Act, s 124 (3) (b)	6
Schedule 1	Infringement notice offences and penalties	7
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	8
	2	Abbreviation key	8
	3	Legislation history	9
	4	Amendment history	9
	5	Earlier republications	10

Australian Capital Territory
Food Regulations 2002     

made under the
Food Act 2001

    

  

Part 1	Preliminary
    
1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Food Regulations 2002.

Part 2	General 
3	Excluded reticulated water systems—Act, s 7 (3), def of relevant reticulated water system, par (c)
A place to which a reticulated water system provides less than 365ML of water a year is prescribed.
Examples
Systems that provide water to Tharwa township and the forestry settlements at Uriarra and Pierce’s Creek.
4	Excluded primary food production activities—Act, s 11 (2) (c)
The following primary food production activities are prescribed:
	(a)	dairy farming and milk processing;
	(b)	producing hen eggs commercially;
	(c)	producing wine;
	(d)	slaughtering livestock.
5	Food businesses exempt from registration—Act, s 89
	(1)	The following food businesses are prescribed:
	(a)	a food business that handles or sells food if—
	(i)	all the food is either—
	(A)	non-potentially hazardous and not contained in a closed package; or
	(B)	sold, straight after thorough cooking, for immediate consumption; and
	(ii)	the food business handles or sells food during no more than 5 periods a year, and each period during which it sells food is no longer than 3 days;
	(b)	the food business handles or sells food in or from a food transport vehicle that is registered under a State law that corresponds to the Act;
	(c)	a food business that transports food but does not otherwise handle or sell food;
	(d)	a food business that sells only food that is—
	(i)	contained in a closed package intended for sale; and
	(ii)	non-potentially hazardous.
	(2)	In this regulation:
non-potentially hazardous—food is non-potentially hazardous if it does not need to be kept at certain temperatures to—
	(a)	minimise the growth of any pathogenic micro-organisms that may be present in the food; or
	(b)	prevent the formation of toxins in the food.
6	Food standards code—incorporation
The food standards code, as in force from time to time, is incorporated in these regulations.
7	Food standards code—meaning of appropriate enforcement agency
The administrative unit to which the chief health officer belongs is the appropriate enforcement agency for the food standards code.

Part 3	Infringement notices
8	Infringement notice offences—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice offence
An offence against a provision of the Act mentioned in schedule 1, column 2, is an offence to which the Act, part 9, applies.
9	Infringement notice penalties—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice penalty, par (a) 
The penalty payable by a person under an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence is the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 of the item applying to the offence.
10	Cost of serving reminder notice—Act, s 107, def of infringement notice penalty, par (b)
The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence is $34.
11	Identifying particulars for person served with infringement notice—Act, s 111 (1) (c) (ii)
The identifying particulars for a person served with an infringement notice are—
	(a)	if the person has given notice under the Act, section 90 (1) (Notification of conduct of exempt food businesses)—the name given by the person; or 
	(b)	if the person is a proprietor of a food business registered under the Act, section 96 (1) (Certificate of registration)—
	(i)	the name of the proprietor of the food business shown on the certificate of registration; or
	(ii)	the registration number shown on the certificate of registration; or
	(c)	if the offence to which the infringement notice relates involves a food transport vehicle—the registration number of the vehicle.
12	Identifying particulars for authorised officer for infringement notice—Act, s 111 (1) (g)
A infringement notice must identify the authorised person who serves it by name.
13	Other information—Act, s 111 (1) (h)
If an infringement notice is served on a person for an offence against the Act, section 27 (1), (2), (3) or (4), the notice must mention each provision of the food standards code that the person has contravened.
14	Identifying particulars for authorised officer for reminder notice—Act, s120 (f)
A reminder notice must identify the authorised person who serves it by name.
15	Costs if liability disputed—Act, s 124 (3) (b)
The cost of beginning a proceeding is $200.

Schedule 1	Infringement notice offences and penalties
    
(see reg 8 and reg 9)
column 1
item	column 2
provision	column 3
offence penalty (pu)	column 4
infringement penalty ($)	
1	22 (1)	500	500	
2	22 (2)	500	500	
3	23 (1)	400	400	
4	23 (2)	400	400	
5	24 (1) (a)	500	500	
6	24 (1) (b)	500	500	
7	24 (2)	500	500	
8	24 (3)	500	500	
9	25 (1)	500	500	
10	26 (1) (a)	500	500	
11	26 (1) (b)	500	500	
12	26 (2)	500	500	
13	27 (1) (a)	500	500	
14	27 (1) (b)	500	500	
15	27 (1) (c)	500	500	
16	27 (2)	500	500	
17	27 (3)	500	500	
18	27 (4)	500	500	

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	RI = reissue	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
num = numbered	SL  = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
Food Regulations 2002 SL No 10
notified LR 7 May 2002 
reg 1, reg 2 commenced 7 May 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 8 May 2002 (reg 2)
as amended by
Food Amendment Regulations 2002 SL No 14
notified LR 11 June 2002
commenced 11 June 2002 (reg 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
reg 2	om LA s 89 (4)
Modifications of Act
pt 4 hdg	ins 2002 No 14 reg 4
	exp 10 March 2003 (reg 17)
Modification of Act, pt 12
reg 16	ins 2002 No 14 reg 4
	exp 10 March 2003 (reg 17)
Expiry of pt 4 and sch 2
reg 17	ins 2002 No 14 reg 4
	exp 10 March 2003 (reg 17)
Modification of Act, part 12
sch 2	ins 2002 No 14 reg 5
	exp 10 March 2003 (reg 17)
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	not amended	8 May 2002	
2	SL 2002 No 14	12 June 2002	

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

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