Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL ACT 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   2A.     Object of Act  
   3.      Interpretation  
   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 1--Controls on the importation and movement of food

   8.      Importation offence  
   8A.     Labelling offence  
   9.      Offences relating to dealing with examinable 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.     Making, publication and disallowance of orders  
   18.     Foreign government 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  

   PART 3--ENFORCEMENT

   21.     Interpretation  
   22.     Identity cards  
   23.     Searches to monitor compliance with Act etc. with occupier's consent  
   24.     Monitoring warrants  
   25.     Offence powers--entry and search of premises with occupier's consent  
   26.     Offence-related warrants  
   27.     Warrants may be granted by telephone etc.  
   28.     Seizures without offence-related warrant in emergency situations  
   29.     Discovery of evidence  
   30.     Power to require persons to answer questions etc.  
   31.     Consent  
   32.     Persons to assist authorised officers  
   33.     Conduct by directors, servants and agents  
   34.     Evidence of analyst  
   35.     Publishing of information  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   35A.    Compliance agreements  
   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  
   43.     Regulations  

           Division 1--Amendments of the Customs Act 1901

           Division 2--Amendments of the Customs Administration Act 1985