Board Meeting Outcomes
Background Information on Approvals relating to Food Standards matters
The FSANZ Board has responsibility under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 to develop and review amendments to the Food Standards Code and notify its decisions to members of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council. The Ministerial Council is composed of Health Ministers from the Commonwealth, States, Territories and New Zealand, as Lead Ministers, as well as a number of other participating Ministers nominated by each jurisdiction, under the Food Regulation Agreement signed in November 2000 and the Australia New Zealand Joint Food Standards Agreement.
Within 60 days after the notification of an approval of an amendment to the Code by the FSANZ Board, any one Minister can request the FSANZ Board to review the draft amendment. FSANZ must complete the review within three months, or a longer period specified by the Council. After a First Review and a notification of a decision to re-affirm approval of the amendment to the Code by the FSANZ Board, a majority of Ministers can, within 60 days of the notification, request a second review of the draft amendment. FSANZ must complete the review within three months, or a longer period specified by the Council. After the Second Review by the FSANZ Board and a notification of a decision to re-affirm approval of the amendment to the Code by the FSANZ Board, Ministers can, within 60 days, accept the draft amendment, amend the draft amendment, or reject the draft. In relation to the reasons for a request for a review, Ministers are limited to the following reasons and criteria specified in the November 2000 Agreement:
(i) it is not consistent with existing policy guidelines set by the Ministerial Council;
(ii) it is not consistent with the objectives of the legislation which establishes FSANZ;
(iii) it does not protect public health and safety;
(iv) it does not promote consistency between domestic and international food standards where these are at variance;
(v) it does not provide adequate information to enable informed choice;
(vi) it is difficult to enforce or comply with in both practical or resource terms;
(vii) it places an unreasonable cost burden on industry or consumers;
FSANZ Board
Disclaimer: The Summary of Key Outcomes is not an official record of the decisions of the FSANZ Board and does not provide full details of those decisions. The Minutes of each meeting of the FSANZ Board are the official record of the decisions made by FSANZ Board at that meeting and no reliance should be places on this Summary of Key Outcomes.
FSANZ32 23-24 July 2005
Teleconfence 25 June 2008
FSANZ31 - 21-22 May 2008
FSANZ30 - 5–6 March 2008
Teleconference 20 December 2007
FSANZ29 28-29 November 2007
FSANZ28 17-18 September 2007
FSANZ27 24-26 July 2007
FSANZ26 9-10 May 2007
FSANZ25 7-8 March 2007
FSANZ24 6-8 December 2006
FSANZ23 19-21 September 2006
FSANZ22 26-27 July 2006
FSANZ21 17-18 May 2006
FSANZ20 8-9 March 2006
FSANZ19 - 23, 24 November 2005
FSANZ18 - 22, 23 September 2005
FSANZ17 - 20, 21 July 2005
FSANZ16 - 12 May 2005
FSANZ15 - 9, 10 March 2005
FSANZ14 - 9 December 2004
FSANZ13 - 8 October 2004
FSANZ12 - 21, 22 July 2004
FSANZ10 - 3, 4 March 2004
FSANZ9 - 9 December 2003
FSANZ8 - 24, 25 September 2003
FSANZ7 - 2 July 2003
FSANZ6 - 7, 8 May 2003
FSANZ5 - 5, 6 March 2003
FSANZ4 - 4, 5 December 2002
Out-of-session - September, October, November 2002
FSANZ3 - 25,26 September 2002
FSANZ2 - 7,8 August 2002
FSANZ1 - 1 July 2002
ANZFA Board
Out-of-session - June 2002
ANZFA74 - 19,20 June 2002
Out-of-session - May 2002
ANZFA73 - 22 April 2002
ANZFA72 - 26,27,28 February 2002
ANZFA71 - 28,29 November 2001
ANZFA70 - 19,20 September 2001
ANZFA69 - 1,2 August 2001
Out-of-Session - July and August 2001
ANZFA68 - 9, 10 May 2001
ANZFA67 - 21, 22 February 2001