Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATIONS 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Appropriate enforcement agency: CEO (s. 8)  
   5.      Appropriate enforcement agency: local government (s. 8)  
   6.      Food production activities that are not primary food production (s. 11(2))

   PART 2 -- Adoption of Food Standards Code  

   7.      Adoption of Food Standards Code (s. 144(7))  
   8.      FSC standard 4.2.4 clause 15: express provision for goat's milk

   PART 3 -- Exempted food businesses  

   9.      Term used: potentially hazardous food  
   10.     Food businesses conducted as fundraising events (s. 109)  
   11.     Food businesses that sell certain packaged food (s. 109)  
   12.     Food businesses that provide complimentary drinks in conjunction with another kind of business (s. 109)  
   13.     Food businesses conducted at registered establishments (s. 109)

   PART 4 -- Control of pathogens  

   14.     Term used: pathogen  
   15.     CEO to be informed of isolation of pathogens associated with food businesses  
   16.     CEO may give directions

   PART 5 -- Meat hygiene

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   17.     Terms used

           Division 2 -- Adoption of certain Australian Standards  

   18.     Adoption of certain Australian Standards (s. 144(6))  
   19.     Modification of adopted standards

           Division 3 -- Inspection and branding  

   20.     Application of Division to primary producers  
   21.     Inspection of animals and carcases at abattoirs  
   22.     Branding carcases if fit for human consumption  
   23.     Branding carcases if fit for consumption by animals  
   24.     How carcases are to be branded  
   25.     Branding carcases if unfit for human consumption or unfit for consumption by animals  
   26.     Offences relating to brands  
   27.     Restrictions on sale of carcases

           Division 4 -- Pet meat

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   28.     Term used: proprietor

              Subdivision 2 -- Staining of pet meat  

   29.     Term used: dressing  
   30.     Requirement for pet meat to be stained  
   31.     How pet meat is to be stained  
   32.     Removal of stain from pet meat prohibited

              Subdivision 3 -- Requirements relating to packaged and unpackaged pet meat  

   33.     Pet meat sold by food businesses to be packaged  
   34.     Unpackaged pet meat to be sold only at animal food processing premises or retail pet meat shops  
   35.     Unpackaged pet meat to be stored at animal food processing premises and retail pet meat shops in marked containers  
   36.     Unpackaged pet meat and food not to be processed, handled or sold at same food business premises

              Subdivision 4 -- Other requirements  

   37.     Proprietor of animal food processing premises to establish and maintain system for tracing pet meat  
   38.     Meat and game meat for human consumption not to be stored in animal food processing premises  
   39.     Pet meat not to be sold as food

              Subdivision 5 -- Notification of conduct of business at animal food processing premises and retail pet meat shops  

   40.     Notification of conduct of business at animal food processing premises and retail pet meat shops

           Division 5 -- Statements and inspection fees  

   41.     Statements and inspection fees  
   42.     Application of inspection fees  
   43.     Local governments may require security  
   44.     Application of security to recover unpaid fees  
   45.     Withdrawal of inspection services

           Division 6 -- Premises used in meat production  

   46.     Abattoirs and processing premises to comply with requirements of adopted standards  
   47.     Slaughtering and processing to comply with requirements of adopted standards

           Division 7 -- Premises used in game meat production  

   48.     Field depots to comply with requirements of wild game standard  
   49.     Wild game meat processing establishments to comply with requirements of wild game standard

           Division 8 -- Transporting meat and game meat  

   50.     Vehicles transporting meat or game meat

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   51.     Enforcement agency may make list of food businesses publicly available  
   52.     Prescribed fees  
   53.     Prescribed offences and modified penalties (s. 126)  
   54.     Prescribed forms (s. 126(3) and (7))

   PART 7 -- Transitional provisions  

   55.     Terms used  
   56.     Environmental health officers  
   57.     Certificates of authority  
   58.     Eating-houses  
   59.     Premises where smallgoods are manufactured  
   60.     Other food businesses  
   61.     Pet meat premises  
   62.     Approved laboratories  
   63.     Approved analysts
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Inspection fees
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Prescribed fees
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Prescribed offences and modified penalties
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Infringement notice
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Notice to withdraw infringement notice
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