Food Act 2004
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6 Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: advertisement means: (a) any words, whether written or spoken; (b) any pictorial representation or design; or (c) any other representation by any means at all, used or apparently used to promote, directly or indirectly, the sale of food. analysis means an analysis for the purposes of this Act and includes any examination or testing of food or any other matter or substance. animal includes an amphibian, bird, crustacean, fish, mollusc or reptile. approved analyst means an individual or organisation approved to carry out analyses under Part 8, Division 3. approved form means a form approved from time to time by the Chief Health Officer.
Food Act 2004 3 authorised officer means a person appointed under Part 4, Division 3. chief executive, in relation to an enforcement agency, means: (a) if the enforcement agency is a body – the person responsible for the daily conduct of the affairs of the enforcement agency; or (b) if the enforcement agency is a natural person – that person. community store means a registered food business declared by the Chief Health Officer under section 84A. emergency order means an order made under Part 5. enforcement agency means: (a) the Chief Health Officer; or (b) a person or body appointed to be an enforcement agency under section 33. equipment means the whole or part of: (a) any utensil, machinery, instrument, device, apparatus or appliance that is used, or that is designed or intended for use, in or in connection with the handling of food; or (b) any substance, utensil, machinery, instrument, device, apparatus or appliance that is used, or that is designed or intended for use, in cleaning anything referred to in paragraph (a). examine includes weigh, count, test or measure. food has the meaning in section 7. food business has the meaning in section 8. food safety auditor means a person approved under the Regulations to carry out audits of food safety programs and assessments of food businesses. food safety program has the same meaning as in Standard 3.2.1 of the Food Standards Code. Food Safety Standards means the standards contained in