Food Amendment Regulations 2012


Tasmanian Crest
Food Amendment Regulations 2012

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Food Act 2003 .

19 November 2012

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

MICHELLE O'BYRNE

Minister for Health

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Food Amendment Regulations 2012 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Food Regulations 2012 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)

Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of relevant child care centre :
Standard 2.2.2 means the Food Product Standard for Egg and Egg Products contained in chapter 2.2.2 of the Food Standards Code;
(b) by omitting "Code." from the definition of Standard 3.3.1 and substituting "Code;";
(c) by inserting the following definition after the definition of Standard 3.3.1 :
Standard 4.2.5 means the Primary Production and Processing Standard for Eggs and Egg Products contained in chapter 4.2.5 of the Food Standards Code.

5.    Regulation 4 substituted

Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is rescinded and the following regulation is substituted:

4.   Incorporation of Food Standards Code

(1)  Subject to subregulations (2) and (3) , the Food Standards Code, as amended from time to time, is incorporated in these regulations.
(2)  The following clauses of the Food Standards Code do not apply for the period beginning on and including 26 November 2012 and ending at the end of 26 November 2013:
(a) clause 3 of Standard 2.2.2;
(b) clauses 10 and 20 of Standard 4.2.5.
(3)  Standard 3.3.1 does not apply to a relevant child care centre.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 21 November 2012

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations  amend the Food Regulations 2012 by temporarily excluding the application of certain provisions of the Food Standards Code that require eggs to be individually stamped with producers' unique identifications.