Victorian Current Acts

SEAFOOD SAFETY ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose and outline  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      What is a seafood business?  

   PART 2--ADMINISTRATION

   5.      Administration of Act  
   6.      Objective and functions of the Authority  
   7.      Application of Act to Crown  
   8.      Application of Act, inconsistency and exemptions  

   PART 3--LICENSING

   9.      Seafood business to be licensed  
   10.     Exemptions from licensing requirement  
   11.     Application for a seafood safety licence  
   12.     Licence fees  
   13.     Seafood safety licences  
   14.     Mandatory powers of Authority in respect of licences  
   15.     Discretionary powers of Authority in respect of licences  
   16.     Authority may impose conditions  
   17.     Failure to comply with licence conditions  
   18.     Suspension or cancellation of licence  

   PART 4--SEAFOOD SAFETY

           Division 1--Codes of Practice

   19.     Codes of Practice  
   20.     Procedure for making a Code of Practice  
   21.     Commencement of Code of Practice  
   22.     Availability of Codes of Practice  
   23.     Requirement to comply with Code of Practice  

           Division 2--Food safety programs

   24.     Requirement for food safety programs  
   25.     Approval of food safety programs  
   26.     Contents of food safety program  
   27.     Compliance with food safety program condition of licence  
   28.     Monitoring compliance with food safety program  
   29.     Audit of food safety programs  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   30.     General powers of authorised officers  
   31.     Actions which an authorised officer may take  
   32.     Power to seize seafood unfit for human consumption  
   33.     Entry or search with consent  
   34.     Search warrants  
   35.     Announcement before entry  
   36.     Details of warrant to be given  
   37.     Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant  
   38.     Assistance of police officer  
   39.     Provisions relating to the seizure of items  
   40.     Copies of seized documents  
   41.     Retention and return of seized documents or things  
   42.     Magistrates' Court may extend retention period  
   43.     Offence in relation to seized or taken property  
   44.     Offence in relation to samples  
   45.     Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer  
   46.     Offence to fail to provide information  
   47.     Offence to give false or misleading information  
   48.     Offence to refuse admission to authorised officer  
   49.     Offence to refuse assistance to authorised officer  
   50.     Offence to fail to comply with directions etc. of authorised officers  
   51.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   52.     Certain records to be kept  
   53.     Powers of chief executive officer  
   54.     Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order  
   55.     Offences by unincorporated bodies, partnerships etc.  
   56.     Proceedings  
   57.     Defence of due diligence to a charge  
   58.     Evidence  
   59.     Service of notices or orders  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   60.     Review of decision of Authority  
   61.     Regulations  
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