Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EGGS (LABELLING AND SALE) ACT 2001 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     Executive

              •     may (see s 146)

              •     must (see s 146)

              •     person

              •     Territory law.

"barn egg" means an egg laid by a hen kept in the conditions described in schedule 1, item 2, column 3.

"cage egg" means an egg laid by a hen kept in the conditions described in schedule 1, item 1, column 3.

"code" means the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Domestic Poultry, made by the Animal Welfare Committee of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Resource Management, as in force from time to time.

"egg labelling requirements"—see section 5 (What are the egg labelling requirements).

"free-range egg" means an egg laid by a hen kept in the conditions described in schedule 1, item 4, column 3.

"hen" means a domestic fowl (Gallus gallus).

"packaging", for hen eggs, includes any container or wrapper in or by which eggs are completely or partly enclosed, contained or packed.

"sell", for hen eggs, includes—

        (a)     barter, offer or attempt to sell; or

        (b)     receive for sale; or

        (c)     have in possession for sale; or

        (d)     display for sale; or

        (e)     cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale; or

        (f)     send, forward or deliver for sale; or

        (g)     dispose of by any method for valuable consideration; or

        (h)     dispose of to an agent for sale on consignment; or

              (i)     sell for the purpose of resale.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
def = definition	pres = present
dict = dictionary	prev = previous
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	(prev...) = previously
Assembly	pt = part
div = division	r = rule/subrule
exp = expires/expired	renum = renumbered
Gaz = gazette	reloc = relocated
hdg = heading	R[X] = Republication No
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	RI = reissue
ins = inserted/added	s = section/subsection
LA = Legislation Act 2001	sch = schedule
LR = legislation register	sdiv = subdivision
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sub = substituted
mod = modified/modification	SL = Subordinate Law
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001 No 83

notified 10 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S66)

s 1, s 2 commenced 10 September 2001 (IA s 10B)

s 9 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 (1))

remainder commenced 10 March 2002 (s 2 (2) and LA s 79)

as amended by

Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 A2002-30 pt 3.20

notified LR 16 September 2002

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))

pt 3.20 commenced 17 September 2002

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3) A2007-39 sch 3 pt 3.11

notified LR 6 December 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.11 commenced 27 December 2007 (s 2)

Eggs (Cage Systems) Legislation Amendment Act 2009 A2009-31

notified LR 24 September 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 24 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 1 January 2010 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Cage eggs—retail display
s 7     sub A2009-31 s 4

Barn eggs—retail display
s 7A     ins A2009-31 s 4

Free-range eggs—retail display
s 7B     ins A2009-31 s 4

Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997, section 2
s 9     om LA s 89 (3)

Conditions under which hens are kept
sch 1     am A2009-31 s 5

Dictionary
dict     am A2002-30 amdt 3.242; A2007-39 amdt 3.34
    def barn egg ins A2009-31 s 6
    def cage egg ins A2009-31 s 6
    def free-range egg ins A2009-31 s 6

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	not amended	10 March 2002
2	A2002-30	24 September 2002
3	A2007-39	27 December 2007

© Australian Capital Territory 2010

Australian Capital Territory

A2001-83

Republication No 4

Effective: 1 January 2010

Republication date: 1 January 2010

Last amendment made by A2009-31





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 January 2010

. It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 January 2010

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Endnotes

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