Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00524:section:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00524
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 11403–14157

4  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Agvet Code means the Code set out in the Schedule to the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 of the Commonwealth.
appropriate government agency means:
 (a) the relevant Department of State of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or New Zealand administered by a Minister who is a member of the Forum on Food Regulation; or
 (b) any other body that has an officer on the Food Regulation Standing Committee; or
 (c) any other body or officer of the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or New Zealand that the Authority considers has a particular interest in the relevant matter.
APVMA means the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority continued in existence by section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992.
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code means the code published under the name Food Standards Code in the Gazette on 27 August 1987 together with any amendments of the standards in that code:
 (a) approved by a former Council before this Act commenced and published in the Gazette as forming part of that code; or
 (b) made under this Act.
Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand Establishing a System for the Development of Joint Food Standards, signed at Wellington on 5 December 1995, as amended in accordance with Article 10 of that Agreement.
Authority means Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Board means the Board of the Authority.
business day means a day that is not:
 (a) a Saturday; or
 (b) a Sunday; or
 (c) a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory or in Wellington, New Zealand.
Chief Officer means:
 (a) in relation to a Commonwealth, State, Territory or New Zealand authority—the person who has the responsibility of Executive Officer or Chief Executive Officer of that authority (whether the person is a member of that authority or not); and
 (b) in relation to any other authority or body—the person who has the responsibility for the day to day management of that authority or body.
code of practice means a code of practice developed by the Authority under Part 3. However, a code of practice is not a standard.
Commonwealth authority means a body, whether corporate or not, established by the Commonwealth, or by or under a law of the Commonwealth.
confidential commercial information, in relation to food, means:
 (a) a trade secret relating to food; or
 (b) any other information relating to food that has a commercial value that would be, or could reasonably be expected to be, destroyed or diminished if the information were disclosed.
develop, in relation to