Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 26

  (1)   The Authority must, within 15 business days after an application is given to the Authority:

  (a)   accept the application; or

  (b)   reject the application.

  (2)   In determining whether to accept or reject the application, the Authority must have regard to the following matters:

  (a)   whether the application complies with subsection   22(2);

  (b)   whether the application relates to a matter that may be developed as a food regulatory measure, or that warrants the variation of a food regulatory measure;

  (c)   whether the application is so similar to a previous application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure that it ought to be rejected;

  (d)   any other relevant matter.

  (3)   If an application is rejected because it does not comply with subsection   22(2), the application must be disregarded for the purposes of determining whether a later application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure is so similar to a previous application that the later application or proposal ought to be rejected.