Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00312:reg:3:p30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00312
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 30/47)
Character Range: 113985–116713

(1), the information in relation to the prescribed eggs or egg products is as follows:
 (a) a description of the eggs or egg products;
 (b) the net weight of the eggs or egg products;
 (c) the country of origin of the eggs or egg products;
 (d) the registration number of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the eggs or egg products (other than storing, handling or loading) were last carried out before export;
 (e) the name and address of:
 (i) the occupier of the registered establishment referred to in paragraph (d); or
 (ii) the exporter or consignee of the eggs or egg products;
 (f) for eggs, or egg products that contain 2 or more ingredients—a list of ingredients in accordance with subsection 5‑30(2);
 (g) the identity of the lot of the eggs or egg products;
 (h) any directions for the use or storage of the eggs or egg products that are necessary for reasons of food safety.
Note 1: The trade description must be accurate (see section 8‑2). See also Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Act for offences and civil penalty provisions in relation to false trade descriptions.
Note 2: The Australian Consumer Law (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) contains prohibitions on engaging in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive (see, for example, section 18) and prohibitions on making false or misleading representations, including about the country of origin of goods (see, for example, sections 29 and 151). Part 5‑3 of that Law provides defences that certain country of origin representations made about goods do not contravene section 18 (misleading or deceptive conduct) or paragraph 29(1)(a) or (k) or 151(1)(a) or (k) (false or misleading representations) of that Law. For further guidance on correctly describing the country of origin, see the ACCC website (https://www.accc.gov.au).
 (4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(d), the registration number must be clearly identifiable as being the registration number of the registered establishment referred to in that paragraph.
 (5) For the purposes of subparagraph (3)(e)(ii), if the exporter or consignee is not a person who prepared the eggs or egg products for export, the name of the exporter or consignee must be preceded by the words "PACKED FOR" or a statement of similar meaning.
 (6) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following eggs or egg products:
 (a) eggs or egg products transported from a registered establishment in cans without labels, if the cans comply with subsection 5‑29(2);
 (b) eggs or egg products that have been bulk‑loaded into container system units if the information referred to in subsection (3) of this section is:
 (i) applied to the outer