Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007

No. 98, 2007

An Act to amend the law relating to food regulatory measures, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—New application and proposal procedures

Part 1—Amendments consequential on new application and proposal procedures Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Part 2—Aligning cross‑references to provisions renumbered by Part 3 of this Schedule Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Part 3—Restructuring and renumbering the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Part 4—New application and proposal procedures Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Part 5—Application and transitional issues relating to Parts 1 and 4 of this Schedule

Schedule 2—High level health claims Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Schedule 3—Council review of approved draft standards

Part 1—Amendments Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Part 2—Further amendment of section 84 Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007

No. 98, 2007

An Act to amend the law relating to food regulatory measures, and for related purposes

[Assented to 28 June 2007]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Act 2007.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 28 June 2007 2. Schedule 1, Parts 1 and 2 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 1 July 2007 However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. (see F2007L01822) 3. Schedule 1, items 64 to 67 Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2. 1 July 2007 4. Schedule 1, items 68 to 70 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 3. 1 July 2007 5. Schedule 1, item 71 Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 4. 1 July 2007 6. Schedule 1, Parts 4 and 5 Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 5. 1 July 2007 7. Schedule 2 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 28 December However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 18 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. 2008 8. Schedule 3, Part 1 The day on which an amendment of the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995, enters into force to reduce from two to one the number of occasions on which the Council may request the Authority to review a draft standard or a draft variation of a standard. 6 July 2010 However, if no such amendment of the Agreement is made, the provision(s) do not commence at all. 9. Schedule 3, Part 2 Immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 3. Does not commence However, if Part 1 of Schedule 3 does not commence before Schedule 2, the provision(s) do not commence at all.