Source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2019C00557
Timestamp: 2020-01-29 12:20:20
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Details: F2019C00557
- F2019C00557
SR 1994 No. 286 Regulations as amended, taking into account amendments up to Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Charges) Regulations 2019
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Charges) Regulations 2019 - F2019L00422
F2019C00557
Part 2—Commercial confidential information
Part 3—Nominations for Board members
Part 4—Charges
Part 5—Time for considering applications
Statutory Rules No. 286, 1994
Includes amendments up to: F2019L00422
Registered: 16 July 2019
This is a compilation of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2019 (the compilation date).
Part 2—Commercial confidential information 4
6............ Authorities to which confidential commercial information may be disclosed 4
Part 3—Nominations for Board members 5
6A......... Organisations and public bodies from which nominations for Board members may be sought............................................................................................................ 5
Part 4—Charges 8
6B......... Scope of this Part................................................................................ 8
7............ Classification of application on basis of procedure and variable work 8
8............ Charges............................................................................................... 9
8A......... Paying charges under subregulation 8(2) by instalments.................. 11
8B......... Second instalment for certain withdrawn or rejected applications..... 12
9............ Refunds............................................................................................. 12
Part 5—Time for considering applications 14
11.......... Period within which consideration of applications for standards or variations must be complete.......................................................................................................... 14
Part 6—Application and transitional provisions 15
12.......... Application of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (High Level Health Claims and Other Measures) Regulation 2015.................................................... 15
13.......... Application of amendments made by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Charges) Regulations 2019............................................................. 15
These Regulations are the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994.
Act means the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
administrative costs of the Authority for an application means the total of:
(b) if the application is for a high level health claims variation—the costs of the High Level Health Claims Committee:
Agriculture Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Imported Food Control Act 1992.
application means an application made under section 22 of the Act.
application consideration process means the process undertaken by the Authority in relation to the application under:
(a) Part 3 of the Act, other than the Authority’s dealings with the Forum on Food Regulation; and
Note: An example for paragraph (b) is a law that requires a new standard to be registered.
Authority personnel: the following are Authority personnel:
(i) who holds a position or classification as a member of the staff of the Authority described in any of items 4 to 16 of the table in the definition of Authority personnel variable work cost; or
Note 1: Paragraph (a) and subparagraph (b)(i) cover both substantive holders of the offices and positions mentioned and persons acting in those offices and positions: see section 20 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (applying because of subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003).
Authority personnel variable work cost for an application is the sum of each amount that is the product of:
general procedure level 1 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a general procedure level 1 application under regulation 7.
general procedure level 2 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a general procedure level 2 application under regulation 7.
general procedure level 3 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a general procedure level 3 application under regulation 7.
general procedure level 4 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a general procedure level 4 application under regulation 7.
Health Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Act.
high level health claims procedure level 1 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a high level health claims procedure level 1 application under regulation 7.
high level health claims procedure level 2 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a high level health claims procedure level 2 application under regulation 7.
high level health claims procedure level 3 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a high level health claims procedure level 3 application under regulation 7.
high level health claims procedure level 4 application means an application that the Authority has classified as a high level health claims procedure level 4 application under regulation 7.
major procedure application means an application that the Authority has classified as a major procedure application under regulation 7.
proposal means a proposal prepared under section 55 of the Act.
variable work on an application means work for the Authority for the purposes of the Authority complying with any of the following provisions of the Act (applying of their own force or because of another provision of the Act):
6 Authorities to which confidential commercial information may be disclosed
(1) For paragraph 114(4)(b) of the Act, the following Commonwealth authorities are prescribed:
(a) the Agriculture Department;
(b) the Foreign Affairs Department;
(c) the Health Department;
(d) the Industry Department;
(e) the Treasury Department.
(2) For paragraph 114(4)(b) of the Act, the following State or Territory authorities are prescribed:
(a) the Department of State of each State or Territory that is primarily responsible for public health in that State or Territory;
(b) the Department of State of each State and Territory that is primarily responsible for primary industries in that State or Territory;
(c) NSW Food Authority;
(d) the Department of State of Victoria that is primarily responsible for the food and beverage industry;
(e) Safe Food Production QLD.
(3) For paragraph 114(4)(b) of the Act, the following New Zealand authorities are prescribed:
(a) the Department of State of New Zealand that is primarily responsible for public health;
(b) the Department of State of New Zealand that is primarily responsible for primary industries;
(c) Environment Protection Authority.
6A Organisations and public bodies from which nominations for Board members may be sought
Australian science and public health organisations and bodies
(1) For paragraph 116(3)(b) of the Act, an Australian organisation or public body mentioned in an item in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of each subparagraph of paragraph 116(3)(a) of the Act mentioned in that item.
Subparagraph of paragraph 116(3)(a)
Nutrition Society of Australia (Inc)
Subparagraphs (i), (iii), (vi), (v), (vii) and (viii)
New Zealand science and public health organisations and bodies
(2) For paragraph 116(3)(b) of the Act, an organisation or public body of New Zealand mentioned in an item in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of each subparagraph of paragraph 116(3)(a) of the Act mentioned in that item.
The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology Inc
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New Zealand Committee, Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Australian food industry organisations and bodies
(3) For paragraph 116(4)(b) of the Act, an Australian organisation or public body mentioned in an item in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of each subparagraph of paragraph 116(4)(a) of the Act mentioned in that item.
Subparagraph of paragraph 116(4)(a)
National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia Pty Ltd
New Zealand food industry organisations and bodies
(4) For paragraph 116(4)(b) of the Act, an organisation or public body of New Zealand mentioned in an item in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of each subparagraph of paragraph 116(4)(a) of the Act mentioned in that item.
The Grocery Retailers Association
(a) estimate the total number of person‑hours of variable work by Authority personnel on the application; and
(c) if the estimate is more than 680 person‑hours—also estimate the number of those person‑hours for each kind of office, position or classification.
Estimated total number of person‑hours of variable work
(1) For the purposes of subsection 146(1) of the Act, this regulation fixes charges to be paid by the applicant for the Authority’s services relating to an application.
(b) if, on the basis of the estimates under regulation 7, the Authority personnel variable work cost for the application is expected to exceed $104,584—the excess
(b) if, on the basis of the estimates under regulation 7, the Authority personnel variable work cost for the application is expected to exceed $174,930—the excess
(b) for a major procedure application—25% of the charge.
(b) if the application is for a high level health claims variation and the applicant has made an election under section 51 of the Act—at the end of the submission period described in paragraph 51(3)(c) of the Act; or
(c) if the application is for a high level health claims variation and the applicant has not made an election under section 51 of the Act—20 business days after a notice is given to the applicant under subregulation (5) in relation to the application.
(a) if the Authority personnel variable work cost for the application, immediately before notice of the withdrawal is given to the Authority or notice of the rejection is given to the applicant, exceeds the amount of the first instalment attributable to column 2 of the relevant item of the table in subregulation 8(2) (variable component)—the excess; or
(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—nil.
11 Period within which consideration of applications for standards or variations must be complete
For subsection 109 (3) of the Act, the consideration period ends:
(a) for an application to which Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part 3 of the Act (general procedure) applies—9 months after it begins; and
(b) for an application to which Subdivision E of Division 1 of Part 3 of the Act (minor procedure) applies—3 months after it begins; and
(c) for an application to which Subdivision G of Division 1 of Part 3 of the Act (high level health claims) applies—9 months after it begins.
12 Application of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (High Level Health Claims and Other Measures) Regulation 2015
Schedule 1 to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (High Level Health Claims and Other Measures) Regulation 2015 applies to an application received by the Authority on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
286, 1994
23 Aug 1994 (r 1)
341, 2001
7 Mar 2002 (r 2)
265, 2004
310, 2007
28 Sept 2007 (F2007L02390)
25 May 2010 (F2010L00600)
61, 2015
4 May 2015 (F2015L00633)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Regulation 2016
15 Apr 2016 (F2016L00521)
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Charges) Regulations 2019
26 Mar 2019 (F2019L00422)
ad F2019L00422
rs No 122, 2000; No 119, 2002
am No 122, 2000; No 119, 2002; No 265, 2004; No 310, 2007; No 103, 2010; No 61, 2015; F2016L00521; F2019L00422
am No 122, 2000
rs No 119, 2002
am No 310, 2007
rs No 61, 2015
rep F2016L00521
rep No 310, 2007
rep No 119, 2002
rs No 122, 2000; No 119, 2002; No 310, 2007; No 61, 2015
ad No 341, 2001
rep No 265, 2004
ad No 122, 2000
rs No 310, 2007; No 103, 2010; No 61, 2015; F2019L00422
ad No 103, 2010
rep No 61, 2015
rs No 265, 2004; No 310, 2007; No 103, 2010; No 61, 2015; F2019L00422
ad No 61, 2015
rs F2019L00422
rs No 310, 2007
rs No 61, 2015; F2019L00422
am No 119, 2002; No 265, 2004
am No 61, 2015
Part 6 heading...........................
rs No 265, 2004
am No 265, 2004; No 310, 2007
ad No 119, 2002
am No 38, 2002; No 265, 2004; No 310, 2007
rs No 265, 2004; No 310, 2007
ad No 265, 2004