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FOOD ACT 2008 (NO. 43 OF 2008) - SECT 154

154 .         Transitional regulations

        (1)         If this Act does not provide sufficiently for a matter or issue of a transitional nature that arises as a result of the amendment of an Act by this Act or the coming into operation of this Act, the Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required, necessary or convenient to be prescribed for providing for that matter or issue.

        (2)         If regulations made under subsection (1) provide that a specified state of affairs is taken to have existed, or not to have existed, on and from a day that is earlier than the day on which the regulations are published in the Gazette but not earlier than the commencement day, the regulations have effect according to their terms.

        (3)         In subsection (2) —

        “specified” means specified or described in the regulations.

        (4)         If regulations contain a provision referred to in subsection (2), the provision does not operate so as —

            (a)         to affect in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) the rights of that person existing before the day of publication; or

            (b)         to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the day of publication.


Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term         Provision(s)
advertisement         8
analysis         8
animal         8
another person         27(3)
appropriate enforcement agency         8
approved analyst         8
approved form         8
approved laboratory         8
authorised officer         8
CEO         8
commencement day         150
convicted person         139
court         8
current audit frequency         103(1)
designated officer         126(1)
emergency order         8
enforcement agency         8
equipment         8
examine         8
exempted food business         109(2)
false statement         131(2)
food         8, 9(1), 9(2), 9(3)
food business         8, 10
food safety auditor         8
food safety program         103(1)
Food Safety Standards         8
Food Standards Australia New Zealand         8
Food Standards Code         8
food transport vehicle         8
handling         8
improvement notice         8
label         8
law enforcement authority         142(3)
member of staff         8
national guidelines         120(3)
offence         128(1)
officer         128(1)
package         8
police officer         8

premises         8
prescribed         6(1), 126(1)
primary food production         8, 11(1), 11(2)
priority classification         103(1)
processes         12(3)
prohibition order         8
proprietor         8
protected person         141(2)
public institution         8
recall order         8
remote communication         8
sell         8
slaughter         13(3)
specified         154(3)
specified information         107(2)
unsafe         8, 12(1), 12(2)
unsuitable         8, 13(1), 13(2)
vehicle         8
water supplier         5(2)





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