Food Production (Safety) Act 2000
sec.6Exemption from application of Act
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sec.6 Exemption from application of Act
This Act does not apply to primary produce or the production of primary produce— at premises on or from which primary produce is sold by retail, other than— meat retail premises; or other premises on which the production of primary produce is the predominant activity carried out on the premises; or a packing shed, situated on an apple orchard, that is used to wash and pack apples but from which a person may occasionally sell apples by retail in vehicles on or from which primary produce is sold by retail, other than— meat retail vehicles; or other vehicles in which the production of primary produce is the predominant activity carried out in the vehicle. Also, this Act does not apply to— primary produce possessed by an individual for the individual’s own use, unless the produce is moved from the place at which it was produced; or the production of primary produce carried out by an individual, unless the produce is— supplied, or intended for supply; or used, or intended for use, as food for paying guests; or moved from the place at which it was produced. Despite subsection (2) , this Act does not apply to primary produce moved from the place at which it was produced if— the primary produce is harvested in the wild by an individual for the individual’s own use; or the following apply— Safe Food has advised the Minister that it is satisfied the primary produce is unlikely to expose members of the public to a food safety hazard; the primary produce is prescribed under a regulation for this subsection. In this section— meat retail premises means retail premises, or part of a retail premises, on or from which meat processing is carried out, or meat is sold, other than retail premises on or from which all meat sold on the premises is sold ready for immediate consumption. a meat section in a supermarket meat retail vehicle means a vehicle on or from which meat is sold, other than meat ready for immediate consumption. s 6 amd 2003 No. 82 s 47 ; 2004 No. 27 s 17 (sec.6-ssec.1) This Act does not apply to primary produce or the production of primary produce— at premises on or from which primary produce is sold by retail, other than— meat retail premises; or other premises on which the production of primary produce is the predominant activity carried out on the premises; or a packing shed, situated on an apple orchard, that is used to wash and pack apples but from which a person may occasionally sell apples by retail in vehicles on or from which primary produce is sold by retail, other than— meat retail vehicles; or other vehicles in which the production of primary produce is the predominant activity carried out in the vehicle. (sec.6-ssec.2) Also, this Act does not apply to— primary produce possessed by an individual for the individual’s own use, unless the produce is moved from the place at which it was produced; or the production of primary produce carried out by an individual, unless the produce is— supplied, or intended for supply; or used, or intended for use, as food for paying guests; or moved from the place at which it was produced. (sec.6-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) , this Act does not apply to primary produce moved from the place at which it was produced if— the primary produce is harvested in the wild by an individual for the individual’s own use; or the following apply— Safe Food has advised the Minister that it is satisfied the primary produce is unlikely to expose members of the public to a food safety hazard; the primary produce is prescribed under a regulation for this subsection. (sec.6-ssec.4) In this section— meat retail premises means retail premises, or part of a retail premises, on or from which meat processing is carried out, or meat is sold, other than retail premises on or from which all meat sold on the premises is sold ready for immediate consumption. a meat section in a supermarket meat retail vehicle means a vehicle on or from which meat is sold, other than meat ready for immediate consumption.