Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL ACT 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   2A.     Object of Act  
   3.      Interpretation  
   3A.     Definition of food  
   4.      Application of Act to certain external Territories  
   5.      Crown to be bound  
   6.      Saving of other laws  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   7.      Food to which Act applies  

   PART 2--CONTROL

           Division 1A--Introduction

   7A.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 1--Controls on the importation and movement of food

   8.      Importation offences  
   8A.     Labelling offences  
   9.      Offences relating to dealing with examinable food  
   9A.     Civil penalties relating to importing, labelling and dealing with food  
   10.     Certain provisions of the Customs Act may be expressed to be subject to this Act  
   11.     Application for food control certificate  
   12.     Issue of food control certificate  
   13.     Form of food control certificate  
   14.     Imported food inspection advice  
   15.     Holding orders for certain food  

           Division 2--The Food Inspection Scheme

   16.     Food Inspection Scheme  
   17.     Consultation with Food Standards Australia New Zealand  
   18.     Foreign government certificates  
   18A.    Food safety management certificates  
   19.     Quality assurance certificates  
   19A.    Forging and uttering  

           Division 3--Treatment, destruction or re-exportation of failing food

   20.     Treatment, destruction or re - exportation of failing food  

           Division 4--Other matters

   20A.    Computerised decision - making  

   PART 3--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Introduction

   21.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Monitoring

   22.     Monitoring powers  

           Division 3--Investigation

   23.     Investigation powers  

           Division 4--Civil penalties

   24.     Civil penalty provisions  

           Division 5--Infringement notices

   25.     Infringement notices  

           Division 6--Enforceable undertakings

   26.     Enforceable undertakings  

   PART 3A--RECORD---KEEPING

   27.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   28.     Keeping and retaining records  
   29.     Production of records  
   30.     Secretary may inspect and copy records  
   31.     Secretary may retain records  
   32.     Self - incrimination  

   PART 4--OTHER--MATTERS

   32A.    Simplified outline of this Part  
   33.     Conduct by directors, employees and agents  
   34.     Evidence of analyst  
   34A.    Power to require information or documents  
   35.     Publishing of information about overseas food processing operations  
   35A.    Compliance agreements  
   35B.    Making of orders or determinations  
   36.     Fees for certain services  
   37.     Certain moneys are a debt due to the Commonwealth  
   38.     Exemption from suit  
   39.     Compensation for destroyed food  
   40.     Authorised officers  
   41.     Delegation by Secretary  
   42.     Review of decisions  
   42A.    Use and disclosure of information  
   43.     Regulations