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Australian Capital Territory
Eggs (Labelling and Sale)
Regulation 2019
SL2019-21
made under the
Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001
Republication No 1
Effective: 26 August 2019
Republication date: 26 August 2019
Regulation not amended
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Regulation 2019, made under the Eggs
(Labelling and Sale) Act 2001 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001,
part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 26 August 2019. It also includes any commencement,
repeal or expiry affecting this republished law.
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 amendments
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.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately
before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law
are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more
information, see the home page for this law on the register.
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 the Legislation
Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an
individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Eggs (Labelling and Sale)
Regulation 2019
made under the
Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001
Contents
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1 Name of regulation 2
2 Dictionary 2
3 Notes 2
4 Aviary eggs—Act, dict, def aviary eggs 2
5 Barn eggs—Act, dict, def barn eggs 3
6 Cage eggs—Act, dict, def cage eggs 3
7 Free-range eggs—Act, dict, def free-range eggs 3
8 Disapplication of Legislation Act, s 47 (6) 4
Contents
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Dictionary 5
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 6
2 Abbreviation key 6
3 Legislation history 7
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1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Regulation 2019.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the
definition, or another provision of the regulation provides otherwise or
the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and
s 156 (1)).
3 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4 Aviary eggs—Act, dict, def aviary eggs
The following conditions are prescribed for keeping hens that lay
aviary eggs:
(a) the hens are kept in a shed;
(b) the hens have the freedom and capacity to socialise, to move
freely within the shed, to stretch, perch, nest, dust bathe, flap
wings and fly;
(c) the hens have adequate perching facilities and nests available to
birds on a number of levels within the shed to accommodate the
needs of all hens;
(d) half the housing is kept under litter;
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(e) the stocking level and other requirements for deep litter systems
under the code with the allowance of a number of additional
levels of nesting and perching space are complied with.
5 Barn eggs—Act, dict, def barn eggs
The following conditions are prescribed for keeping hens that lay
barn eggs:
(a) the hens are kept in a shed;
(b) the hens have the freedom and capacity to socialise, to move
freely within the shed, to stretch, perch, nest, dust bathe, flap
wings and fly;
(c) the hens have adequate perching facilities and nests available to
birds within the shed to accommodate the needs of all hens;
(d) half the housing is kept under litter;
(e) the stocking level and other requirements for deep litter systems
on a single level under the code are complied with.
6 Cage eggs—Act, dict, def cage eggs
The following conditions are prescribed for keeping hens that lay
cage eggs:
(a) the hens are kept in cages;
(b) the hens do not have access to litter, perch or nest; and
(c) the stocking level and other requirements for cage systems under
the code are complied with.
7 Free-range eggs—Act, dict, def free-range eggs
(1) The following conditions are prescribed for keeping hens that lay
free-range eggs:
(a) the hens have meaningful and regular access to an outdoor range
during daylight hours during the laying cycle; and
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(b) the hens have the ability to roam and forage on the outdoor
range; and
(c) a stocking density of 10 000 hens or less is complied with.
(2) However, the requirements under subsection (1) do not apply if hens
are prevented from accessing an outdoor range for 1 or more of the
following reasons:
(a) the hens are undergoing nest box training;
(b) risk to the health or safety of the hens caused by weather
conditions;
(c) exposure to predators;
(d) the hens are being given medical treatment;
(e) exceptional circumstances posing significant risk to the health
or safety of the hens.
(3) For subsection (2), the total period of time for which access to the
outdoor range is prevented must not be unreasonable.
8 Disapplication of Legislation Act, s 47 (6)
The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to the code.
Note The code is accessible at www.publish.csiro.au.
Dictionary
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Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this regulation.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• daylight
• prescribed.
Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For
example, the following terms are defined in the Eggs (Labelling and Sale)
Act 2001, dict:
• aviary eggs
• barn eggs
• cage eggs
• free range eggs
• hen
• must
• stocking density.
code means the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals:
Domestic Poultry, made by the Animal Welfare Committee of the
Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management, as in
force from time to time.
Note The code is accessible at www.publish.csiro.au.
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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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 are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
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.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired