Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 2)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 1192

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991.

Dated 6 June 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

TRISH WORTH

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 2).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (other than item 120A) to the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001.

3 Amendment of Australia New Zealand Food Authority Regulations 1994

  Schedule 1 amends the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Regulations 1994.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 1

substitute

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994.

[2] Regulation 2, definition of Act

substitute

Act means the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.

[3] Regulation 2, definition of proposal

omit

section 21

insert

section 12AA

[4] Regulation 3

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3 Appropriate government agencies

 (1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of appropriate government agency in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, each Department of the Commonwealth mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 1 is prescribed.

 (2) For paragraph (d) of the definition of appropriate government agency in subsection 3 (1) of the Act, each State or Territory authority mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is prescribed.

[5] Subregulation 4 (1)

omit

subsection 36 (1) of the Act, to omit to do one or more of the matters

insert

subsection 36 (1A) of the Act, not to do something

[6] Subregulation 4 (2)

omit

Schedule 1

insert

Schedule 1A

[7] Regulation 5

omit

[8] Regulation 6

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6 Disclosure of confidential commercial information

  For paragraph 39 (4) (b) of the Act, each authority mentioned in Schedule 2 is prescribed.

[9] Regulation 7, example, paragraph (a)

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(a) it should declare in writing, under paragraph 24 (1) (a) of the Act, that the application is an urgent application; or

[10] Subregulation 8 (2)

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without delay

[11] Regulation 9, heading

substitute

9 Refunds — withdrawal before initial assessment

[12] Regulation 10, heading

substitute

10 Refunds — withdrawal after initial assessment

[13] Regulation 11, heading

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11 Refunds — no request for final assessment

[14] Regulation 12, heading

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12 Initial assessment — relevant matters

[15] Regulation 13, heading

substitute

13 Outcome of initial assessment

[16] Subregulation 14 (1)

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Following receipt of a

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Within 28 days of receiving

[17] Subregulation 14 (1)

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apply to the Authority, in writing,

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make a written request to the Authority

[18] Subregulation 14 (2)

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 (2) Within 28 days of receiving a request, the Authority must reconsider the decision and:

 (a) either:

 (i) confirm the decision; or

 (ii) set the decision aside and substitute another decision for it; and

 (b)  notify the applicant of the outcome of the reconsideration.

[19] Subregulation 14 (3)

after

decision

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made

[20] Regulation 15, heading

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15 Charges — draft assessment

[21] Regulation 16, heading

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16 Charges — final assessment relating to food regulatory measure

[22] Schedule 1

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Schedule 1 Appropriate government agencies

(regulation 3)

Part 1 Departments of the Commonwealth

Part 2 State and Territory authorities

Schedule 1A Modifications or adaptations of Part 3 of the Act under subsection 36 (2) of the Act

(subregulation 4 (2))

Part 1 Modifications and adaptations if the Authority decides not to invite submissions after it accepts an application

1 Paragraph 13A (2) (c)

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 (c) that the Authority will not invite submissions on matters relevant to the application.

2 Subsection 14 (1)

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 (1) After accepting the application, the Authority must give written notice of the matters mentioned in subsection (3) to each appropriate government agency.

3 Paragraph 14 (3) (e)

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 (e) state that the Authority will not invite submissions on matters relevant to the application.

4 Paragraph 15 (3) (a)

omit

5 Subparagraph 16 (5) (b) (ii)

omit

6 Paragraph 17 (2) (c)

omit

7 Subsection 17A (2)

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 (2) The Authority must also give written notice of the decision to each appropriate government agency.

Part 2 Modifications and adaptations if the Authority decides not to give notice that it will make a draft assessment in relation to an application

8 Paragraph 13A (2) (b)

after

will

insert

not

9 Paragraph 14 (3) (c)

after

will

insert

not

10 Paragraph 16 (1) (a)

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after making a draft assessment of an application,

11 Paragraph 17 (1) (a)

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after making a draft assessment of an application,

Part 3 Modifications and adaptations if the Authority decides not to invite submissions in relation to a proposal

12 Subsection 14A (1)

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 (1) After preparing a proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure, the Authority must give written notice of the matters mentioned in subsection (3) to each appropriate government agency.

13 Paragraph 14A (3) (d)

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 (d) state that the Authority will not invite submissions on matters relevant to the proposal.

14 Paragraph 15AA (2) (a)

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15 Subsection 17AA (1)

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 (1) If, after making a draft assessment of a proposal, the Authority prepares a draft food regulatory measure, or a draft variation of a food regulatory measure, the Authority must give written notice of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) to each appropriate government agency.

16 Paragraph 17AB (1) (b)

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 (b) the public by announcement and dissemination in a form the Authority considers will be effective in alerting interested parties to the proposal and which will make the details of the proposal generally accessible.

Part 4 Modifications and adaptations if the Authority decides not to give notice that it will make a draft assessment in relation to a proposal

17 Paragraph 14A (3) (b)

after

will

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not

18 Subsection 17AA (1)

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If, after making a draft assessment of a proposal,

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If

[23] Schedule 2

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Schedule 2 Prescribed authorities to which confidential commercial information may be disclosed

(regulation 6)

Part 1 Commonwealth authorities

Part 2 State and Territory authorities

Part 3 New Zealand authorities

[24] Schedule 3, Part 2, heading

substitute

Part 2 Charges for draft assessments, final assessments and draft food regulatory measures

[25] Further amendments

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1994 No. 286, as amended by 2000 No. 122; 2001 No. 341; 2002 No. 38.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 June 2002.