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INFORMATION CIRCULAR 10/02

26 June 2002

INFORMATION ON ANZFA

In Australia, general queries about the ANZFA should be directed to the Information Officer at the Authority's Canberra office. In New Zealand, the Authority's office in Wellington should be contacted.

These offices can provide people without access to internet facilities copies of all public documents available from the Authority including those referred to below. They are also downloadable from the ANZFA home page. Copies of papers relating to applications or proposals referred to within this Information Circular can be directly viewed through the link provided.

More detailed information on the standards making within the Authority can be directed to the Standards Liaison Officer at one of the following addresses:

PO Box 7189

PO Box 10559

Canberra BC    ACT    2610

WELLINGTON    6036

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

Tel   (02) 6271 2222    Fax   (02) 6271 2278

Tel   (04) 473 9942    Fax   (04) 473 9855

PROGRESS ON APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSALS

NOTICES.  The notice below was published on 26 June 2002 in the following publications:

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - MATTERS GOING TO DRAFT ASSESSMENT

The Authority has made Initial Assessments (Preliminary Assessment - section 21), of the following proposals, and will be making a Draft Assessment (Full Assessment - section 23) of these matters. You are invited to present written submissions to the Authority on issues relevant to this matter by 7 August 2002 .

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - MATTERS GOING TO FINAL ASSESSMENT

After making Draft Assessments (Full Assessments - sections 15 and 23) of the following applications and proposal, the Authority has prepared draft food regulatory measures or variations, and will be conducting a Final Assessment (Inquiry - sections 17 and 24) into these drafts. You are invited to present written submissions to the Authority for consideration in the Final Assessment of these matters by 7 August 2002.

MATTERS GOING BEFORE COUNCIL

The Authority has conducted Final Assessments (Inquiry - sections 17 and 24) to consider draft standards and variations to standards in relation to the following applications and proposals and has made recommendations to the Australian New Zealand Food Standards Council that it adopt the draft standard or variations into theFood Standards Code:

 

S. 37 INQUIRY COMPLETED

This matter was previously recommended to Council under s.37 of the ANZFA Act as a matter of urgency in order to avoid compromising the objectives set out in subsection 10(1)(a) of the Act, namely the protection of public health and safety. The Authority has now completed an inquiry into the variations made to standards and made recommendations to Council.

ABANDONMENT OF PROPOSAL

The following proposal, which was raised in 1996, has been abandoned by the Authority as the issues contained in it have been dealt with through other proposals.

 

COUNCIL DECISIONS

The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council has recently considered and adopted recommendations made by the Authority in relation to the following applications and proposals:

#  Indicates matters progressed with one round of public consultation under s.36 of the ANZFA Act as the Authority was satisfied that they raised issues of minor significance or complexity only. Subject to the  Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, for review of the decision (under section 36) by a person whose interests are affected by the decision.

*These matters relate to Australia only standards that are not part of the joint regulatory arrangements with New Zealand however, food from Australia complying with these standards may be supplied in NZ. Anyone may provide submissions in relation to these matters.

OTHER MATTERS

Amendment Numbers 59 & 60 to the Food Standards Code published

Gazettes were previously published by the Commonwealth as 'Periodic' or 'Special' Gazettes and as ANZFA has now taken over responsibility for the publication in Australia, amendments to the Food Standards Code will now be published as the 'Food Standards Gazette' in Australia. The same notice is generally simultaneously published in New Zealand as part of the 'New Zealand Gazette'.

Amendment No.59 to the  Food Standards Code was published by the Authority on 9 May 2002. It includes amendments resulting from the following applications and proposal:

Amendment No.60 to the  Food Standards Code was published by the Authority on 20 June 2002. It includes amendments resulting from the following applications and proposals:

These amendments are now available on the website under the heading .