Victorian Numbered Acts

FOOD AMENDMENT (REGULATION REFORM) ACT 2009 (NO. 42 OF 2009) - SECT 1

    The purpose of this Act is to amend the Food Act 1984 to—

        (a)     achieve greater consistency and accountability in the governance of the food regulatory system by—

              (i)     articulating the respective roles and responsibilities of the different regulators; and

              (ii)     enshrining a statutory role for the Department of Human Services of providing guidance and leadership to councils in relation to the regulation of food businesses; and

              (iii)     mandating the collection and publication of data relating to the regulation of food businesses; and

        (b)     better target regulatory requirements to food safety risk; and

        (c)     facilitate enforcement of the Act by providing more flexible regulatory mechanisms.