Queensland Legislation
An Act to amend the Food Act 2006 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Food (Labelling of Seafood) Amendment Act 2021.
2 Commencement This Act commences on 1 July 2023.
3 Act amended This Act amends the Food Act 2006.
4 Amendment of s 8 (Main purposes) (1) Section 8— insert— (ba) to ensure seafood for sale at dining outlets is identified by country of origin information; (2) Section 8(ba) and (c)— renumber as section 8(c) and (d).
5 Amendment of s 9 (How main purposes are primarily achieved) (1) Section 9— insert— (da) requiring country of origin information to be displayed for seafood sold at dining outlets; and (2) Section 9(da) and (e)— renumber as section 9(e) and (f).
6 Amendment of s 164B (Definitions) Section 164B, definition menu— omit.
7 Insertion of new ch 6B After chapter 6A— insert—
Chapter 6B Display of country of origin information for seafood sold for immediate consumption
164H Definitions for chapter In this chapter— country of origin information, for seafood, includes any statement, image, label, word or abbreviation which— (a) is clear and legible; and (b) identifies— (i) the country of origin of the seafood; or Examples— a statement that the seafood is a 'Product of Russia' or a map of Russia or an image of the Russian flag (ii) if the seafood is named in a manner that identifies the country of origin—the name of the seafood; or Example— a sign that reads 'Australian Barramundi' (iii) for seafood that has a country of origin other than Australia—that the seafood is imported. Example— a label that displays 'I' or 'imp' to identify that the seafood is imported dining outlet— (a) means a business whose primary purpose includes the sale of seafood for immediate consumption on or off the business premises; but (b) does not include a business required to comply with the Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016 (Cwlth) in relation to the sale of seafood for immediate consumption on or off the business premises. Examples of a dining outlet— cafe, coffee shop, drive-through facility, kiosk, milk bar, restaurant, takeaway shop
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