7AApplication of Act to certain food businesses

7A Application of Act to certain food businesses (1) This Act does not apply to a food business conducted by a volunteer for a community organisation to raise funds for 1 or more of the following purposes: (a) a religious, educational, charitable or benevolent purpose; (b) promoting or encouraging literature, science or the arts; (c) looking after, or giving attention to, people who need care because of a physical or mental disability or condition; (d) sport, recreation or amusement; (e) conserving resources or protecting the natural environment from harm; (f) preserving historical or cultural heritage; (g) a political purpose;

(h) protecting or promoting the common interests of the community generally or a particular section of the community. (2) However, this Act does apply to a food business mentioned in subsection (1) that is— (a) prescribed by regulation; or (b) conducted at a regulated event. Note A regulated event is declared by the Minister under s 91. (3) The Executive may make a regulation for subsection (2) (a) if the Executive considers it necessary for the protection of public health or otherwise appropriate. (4) In this section: community organisation— (a) means a not-for-profit entity; but (b) does not include— (i) a club that holds a licence under the Gaming Machine Act 2004; or (ii) an entity declared by the Minister not to be a community organisation. volunteer means a person who conducts a food business for which the person is— (a) not paid; or (b) paid in the circumstances prescribed by regulation. (5) A declaration under subsection (4), definition of community organisation, paragraph (b) (ii) is a disallowable instrument.