Food Act 2003
105Industry consultation
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105 Industry consultation
105 Industry consultation
(1) The Food Authority is to ensure that consultation on the following matters is undertaken with the relevant industry or sector of industry to which a food safety scheme relates and that such consultation is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the food safety scheme—
(a) the continuing operation of a food safety scheme,
(b) any proposed amendment of a food safety scheme.
(2) The Minister may confer additional functions on any consultative body established by a food safety scheme relating to any or all of the following—
(a) the provision of advice to the Minister on matters relating to the relevant sector of industry the subject of the scheme,
(b) assisting in achieving industry support for the implementation of the scheme,
(c) assisting in promoting the safe handling of the types of food covered by the scheme.
s 105: Subst 2004 No 16, Sch 1 [20].