29Powers of authorised officers

29 Powers of authorised officers

For the purposes of subsection 16(1) of the Act, an authorised officer may: (a) require a person involved in the importation of particular food to provide enough of the food for inspection to enable random samples to be taken for inspection or inspection and analysis; and (b) require a person involved in the importation of particular food to provide details of lot or batch codes and quantities of the food to enable random samples to be taken for inspection or inspection and analysis; and (c) require a person involved in the importation of particular food to provide information about the food to enable the officer to: (i) determine if the food is risk food, surveillance food or food that is the subject of a holding order to ensure that the food is inspected, or inspected and analysed, correctly; or (ii) determine if the food is failing food; and (d) take samples of food in a way that the officer considers appropriate, including taking the samples free of any charge and free of any liability for damage necessarily caused in the taking of the samples; and (e) ask an analyst to analyse samples of food, whether or not requesting that specific tests, or tests for specific contaminants or matter, be carried out on the food.

Note: Section 149.1 of the Criminal Code deals with obstruction of Commonwealth public officials.