21 Commencement of Code of Practice 18 22 Availability of Codes of Practice 18 23 Requirement to comply with Code of Practice 19 Division 2—Food safety programs 19 24 Requirement for food safety programs 19 25 Approval of food safety programs 20 26 Contents of food safety program 20 27 Compliance with food safety program condition of licence 22 28 Monitoring compliance with food safety program 23 29 Audit of food safety programs 23 25 30 General powers of authorised officers 25 31 Actions which an authorised officer may take 28 32 Power to seize seafood unfit for human consumption 29 33 Entry or search with consent 30 34 Search warrants 33 35 Announcement before entry 35 36 Details of warrant to be given 35 37 Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant 36 38 Assistance of member of police force 36 39 Provisions relating to the seizure of items 36 40 Copies of seized documents 37 41 Retention and return of seized documents or things 37 42 Magistrates' Court may extend retention period 38 43 Offence in relation to seized or taken property 39 44 Offence in relation to samples 39 45 Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer 39 46 Offence to fail to provide information 40 47 Offence to give false or misleading information 40 48 Offence to refuse admission to authorised officer 40 49 Offence to refuse assistance to authorised officer 41 50 Offence to fail to comply with directions etc. of authorised officers 41 51 Protection against self-incrimination 41 52 Certain records to be kept 41 53 Powers of chief executive officer 42 54 Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order 43 55 Offences by unincorporated bodies, partnerships etc. 43 56 Proceedings 43 57 Defence of due diligence to a charge 44 58 Evidence 44 59 Service of notices or orders 44
3 Definitions s. 3 In this Act— authorised officer means any person authorised as an inspector under section 70(1) of the Meat Industry Act 1993; Authority has the same meaning as in the Meat Industry Act 1993; chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Authority engaged under section 54 of the Meat Industry Act 1993; Code of Practice means a Code of Practice made under section 19; food business has the same meaning as in the Food Act 1984; licensee means the holder of a seafood safety licence; owner in relation to any premises— (a) includes in any case, the— (i) occupier; or (ii) person in charge or apparently in charge; or (iii) owner's agent; or (iv) owner's manager; and (b) in the case of a body corporate or unincorporate, also includes the manager, secretary or other controlling officer of that body; person includes a body or association (corporate or unincorporate) and a partnership;
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Seafood Safety Act 2003 by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007 Assent Date: 26.6.07 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. item 60) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Seafood Safety Act 2003 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, No. 46/2008 Assent Date: 2.9.08 Commencement Date: S. 286 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Seafood Safety Act 2003 Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014 Assent Date: 3.6.14 Commencement Date: S. 10(Sch. item 149) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Seafood Safety Act 2003 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Explanatory Details No entries at date of publication. Endnotes