Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00526:section:16:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00526
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 42640–45365

16  Food Inspection Scheme
 (1) The regulations may set out particulars of a food inspection scheme (Scheme) applicable to all food to which this Act applies.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations setting out particulars of the Scheme may:
 (a) empower the Minister, subject to section 17, to make orders:
 (i) identifying food of particular kinds as food of a kind that is required to be inspected, or inspected and analysed, under the Scheme; or
 (ii) identifying food of particular kinds as food that must be covered by a recognised foreign government certificate; or
 (iia) identifying food of particular kinds as food that must be covered by a recognised food safety management certificate; or
 (iii) classifying food of particular kinds into particular categories; and
 (aa) specify the percentage of food classified into a particular category that must be referred by an officer of Customs for inspection, or inspection and analysis, under the Scheme; and
 (ab) empower the Secretary to make an order, in respect of food that is classified into a particular category and is of a particular kind, specifying the percentage of food of that kind that must be referred by an officer of Customs for inspection, or inspection and analysis, under the Scheme; and
 (ac) empower the Minister to make an order in respect of food classified into a particular category imported from a country specified in the order:
 (i) specifying the percentage of all such food that must be referred by an officer of Customs for inspection, or inspection and analysis, under the Scheme; or
 (ii) specifying the percentage of all such food, except food of a particular kind, that must be referred by an officer of Customs for inspection, or inspection and analysis, under the Scheme; or
 (iii) specifying the percentage of food of a particular kind that must be referred by an officer of Customs for inspection, or inspection and analysis, under the Scheme; and
 (b) specify the manner and incidence of inspection, or inspection and analysis, attaching to various kinds of food identified by the Minister in orders made for the purposes of paragraph (a); and
 (ba) empower the Secretary to make an order, in respect of food that is classified into a particular category and is of a particular kind:
 (i) specifying the incidence of inspection, or inspection and analysis, attaching to food of that kind; and
 (ii) specifying the rate at which samples must be taken for inspection from food of that kind; and
 (bb) empower the Minister to make an order in respect of food classified into a particular category imported from a country specified in the order:
 (i) specifying the percentage of all such food that must be inspected,