Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) After the submission period, and in any event within 12 months after the standard or variation takes effect, the Authority must:
(a) re - affirm its decision to approve the standard or variation; or
(b) prepare a proposal under section 55 for the development of:
(i) the variation, or further variation, of the relevant standard; or
(ii) a replacement standard.
Note: The Board must not delegate its powers to act on behalf of the Authority under this subsection--see section 150.
(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), the Authority must take into account all submissions made during the submission period.
(3) Within 10 business days after making a decision under subsection (1), the Authority must give the Forum on Food Regulation written notice of its decision, and include with that notice a report prepared in accordance with subsection (4).
(4) The report must include each of the following:
(a) the reasons for initially declaring the application or proposal that resulted in the standard or variation to be urgent;
(b) a copy of the declaration under section 95;
(c) a copy of the standard or variation approved as a result of the application or proposal;
(d) a summary of the submissions received by the Authority in relation to the standard or variation approved as a result of the urgent application or proposal;
(e) the Authority's responses to the issues raised in those submissions;
(f) the Authority's reasons for its decision under subsection (1);
(g) if applicable--a Regulation Impact Statement in relation to the standard or variation.
(5) If the Authority notifies the Forum on Food Regulation that the Authority has re - affirmed a standard or variation of a standard, the Forum may direct the Authority to give the Forum such information as the Forum reasonably requires for the purpose of assisting the Forum to make a decision about the standard or variation under section 102.