Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccreditation means an accreditation granted under part 5.
advisory committee see section 25.
appointed director see schedule 1, section 1.
approval means an approval granted under part 6.
auditor means an individual approved as an auditor under part 6.
authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 83.
board see section 16A.
chairperson, other than for section 27(2), means the chairperson of the board.
dairy produce see section 8.
directors see section 16C.
food means a substance ordinarily consumed, or intended for consumption, by humans or animals.
food safety hazard, for primary produce, means a thing or a situation that has the potential to cause the produce not to comply with—
(a) if a compulsory standard applies under a regulation for a requirement under the regulation—the compulsory standard for the requirement; or
(b) if an advisory standard applies under a regulation for a requirement under the regulation—
(i) the advisory standard for the requirement; or
(ii) if a program is following another way that gives the same or better level of risk for the requirement—the way stated in the program.
Example—
A food safety hazard exists if—
(a) milk supplied to an accreditation holder who processes dairy produce has a residue level greater than the MRLs stated in the compulsory standard for a requirement; but
(b) the milk is not unacceptable.
food safety scheme means a food safety scheme made under section 39.
food standards code means the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code as defined under the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991 (Cwlth).
health chief executive means the chief executive of the department responsible for the administration of the Health Services Act 1991.
holder—
(a) of an accreditation, means the person to whom the accreditation is granted; or
(b) of an approval, means the person to whom the approval is granted.
indictable offence includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily, whether or not the Criminal Code, section 659, applies to the indictable offence.
information notice means a notice complying with the QCAT Act, section 157(2).
meat see section 9.
meat processing means—
(a) the killing of animals for meat; or
(b) anything done to a killed animal, or part of a killed animal, to produce meat; or
(c) the preparation, packaging or display of meat for retail sale.
MRLs means maximum residue limits within the meaning of the food standards code, Part 1.4 'Contaminants and residues', Standard 1.4.2 'Maximum residue limits (Australia only)'.
owner, for part 8, division 1, subdivision 5, see section 98.
packaging does not include labelling.
place includes—
(a) land or premises; and
(b) a vehicle.
premises includes—
(a) a building or structure, or part of a building or structure; and
(b) land on which a building or structure is situated.
primary produce see section 10.
production of primary produce see section 11.
public place means a place the public is entitled to use, open to the public or used by the public, whether or not on payment of an amount.
Safe Food see section 13(1).
seafood means any of the following intended for human or animal consumption—
(a) marine, estuarine or freshwater fish or other aquatic animals;
(b) aquatic plants.
sell includes the following—
(a) barter or exchange;
(b) offer or agree to sell;
(c) invite to treat or expose for sale;
(d) cause or permit to be sold;
(e) supply under a lease, exchange, hiring or other commercial arrangement.
serious food safety offence means an offence against part 7.
smallgoods means—
(a) dried meat; or
Example of dried meat—
beef jerky
(b) uncooked and fermented minced meat products; or
Example for paragraph (b)—
salami
(c) cooked offal or minced meat products; or
Examples for paragraph (c)—
1 chicken liver pâté
2 luncheon sausage
(d) cooked whole meat products; or
Example for paragraph (d)—
ham
(e) bacon.
supply includes the following—
(a) distribute, give or sell;
(b) offer or agree to distribute, give or sell;
(c) cause or permit to be distributed, given or sold;
(d) attempt to supply or do an act mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
unsafe, for primary produce, means—
(a) if the primary produce is ready for immediate consumption—the primary produce, or food produced by a process involving a substantial change to the primary produce, is likely to cause harm to a person who consumes the primary produce or food if it is prepared, stored or consumed according to its reasonable intended use; or
(b) if the primary produce is not ready for immediate consumption—food produced by the production of the primary produce, or another process involving a substantial change to the primary produce, is likely to cause harm to a person who consumes the food if it is prepared, stored or consumed according to its reasonable intended use.
vehicle means anything used for carrying anything or any person by land, water or air.