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heating, thawing and washing, or a combination of these activities.

           ready-to-eat food means food that is ordinarily consumed in the same state as that in which it is sold, but does not include:

              (a)           nuts in the shell; or
              (b)           whole, raw fruits; or
              (c)           vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling or washing by the consumer.

     Note 1 In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2):

       application Act means an Act or Ordinance of a *jurisdiction under which the requirements of this Code are applied in the jurisdiction.

      authorised officer, in relation to a jurisdiction, means a person authorised or appointed under an application Act or other legislation of the relevant *jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcement of a provision of the relevant application Act, or for purposes that include that purpose.

      caterer means a person, establishment or institution (for example, a catering establishment, a restaurant, a canteen, a school, or a hospital) which handles or offers food for immediate consumption.

      fund raising event means an event that raises funds solely for a community or charitable cause and not for personal financial gain.

      jurisdiction means a State or Territory of Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, or New Zealand.

      relevant authority means an authority responsible for the enforcement of the relevant application Act.

     Note 2 In this Chapter (see clause 2 of Standard 3.1.1):

      food business means a business, enterprise or activity (other than primary food production) that involves –

      (a) the handling of food intended for sale; or

      (b) the sale of food;

      regardless of whether the business, enterprise or activity concerned is of a commercial, charitable or community nature or whether it involves the handling or sale of food on one occasion only.

      food premises means any premises including land, vehicles, parts of structures, tents, stalls and other temporary structures, boats, pontoons and any other place declared by the relevant authority to be premises under the Food Act kept or used for the handling of food for sale, regardless of whether those premises are owned by the proprietor, including premises used principally as a private dwelling, but does not mean food vending machines or vehicles used only to transport food.

      handling of food includes the making, manufacturing, producing, collecting, extracting, processing, storing, transporting, delivering, preparing, treating, preserving, packing, cooking, thawing, serving or displaying of food.

           3.2.2A—3 Application of this Standard

            (1) This Standard applies to a food business in Australia that is a category one business or a category two business.

            (2) This Standard does not apply to the handling of food for or at a *fund raising event.

           3.2.2A—4 Food service

           (1) For the purposes of this Standard, food service means a food business which processes and serves ready-to-eat