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Food Act 1984
19WDirections concerning food safety 103
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19W Directions concerning food safety 103
Part IV—Authorized officers 105
20 Authorized officers 105
21 Powers of authorized officers 107
22 Procuring of samples of food 110
23 Procedures on taking samples 111
24 Duties of officer upon seizure and detention of article 113
25 Keeping and storage of certain articles 114
26 Remedy in respect of articles seized 114
27 Destruction or other disposal of seized food 117
28 Liability for costs and expenses of storage or destruction or other disposal of seized article 117
29 Offences with respect to authorized officers and articles 118
Part V—Analysts 120
30 Analysts 120
31 Duties of analysts 122
31A Interstate analysts 123
32 Councils to submit samples for analysis 123
32A Sampling requirement declaration 125
33 Copy of certificate of analysis 125
34 Prohibition on use of analyst's certificate for certain purposes 126
Part VI—Registration of food premises 127
Division 1—General 127
35 Registration authority 127
35A Requirement to be registered or to notify registration authority 128
36 Information required to be given to registration authority 130
36A Application for registration or notification using online portal 130
36B Charge for use of online portal 131
36C Online portal charge 131
37 Notification requirement of Food Standards Code 132
38 Exemption from registration 132
Division 2—Notification of premises exempt from registration 134
38AA Procedure for notification 134
38AB Notification fee 134
Division 3—Registration of food premises 135
38A Information required to accompany application for registration 135
38B Requirements for registration 137
38C Information required to accompany application for renewal of registration 138
38D Requirements for renewal of registration 139
38E Conditional registration 140
38F Change in operation of registered food premises 142
38G Change of food safety program type 143
39 Inspection of premises by registration authority 143
39A Registration etc. may be made despite minor defects 144
39B Offence to fail to comply with registration condition 145
39C Contravention of section 34 of the Meat Industry Act 1993 146
40 Certificates of registration 146
40A Certificates must be shown on demand 147
40B Minister may specify period of registration 147
40C Period for which registration lasts 148
40D Revocation or suspension of registration 149
40E Secretary may direct council to revoke or suspend a registration 150
40F Cancellation of registration 150
41A Registration fees 151
42 Appeal 152
43 Records of registration 153
43A Transitional provision 154
Division 4—Single notification or registration scheme 154
43B Application of Division to areas of land not within municipal district 154
43C Single notification or registration scheme 155
43D Principal premises of food business 156
43E Declaration of requirements for notification or registration 157
43F Notification or registration under the single notification or registration scheme 157
43G Certificate of registration 159
43H Declaration of requirements for statement of trade 159
43I Statement of trade 160
Division 5—Display of information 162
43J Declaration of requirements to display registration information 162
43K Offence for proprietor of food business to fail to comply with declaration 163
43L Notice of intention to declare or vary requirements to display information 164
Part VII—Emergency powers 165
44 Making of order 165
44A Nature of order 165
44B Special provisions relating to recall orders 167
44C Manner of making orders 167
44D Compensation 168
44E Failure to comply with emergency order 169
44F Person has no right to be heard before order made 170
44G Secretary may obtain enforcement order 170
Part VIII—Legal proceedings 171