Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Authority must consider whether to approve a draft high level health claims variation.
(2) Before approving such a draft variation, the Authority must:
(a) be satisfied that the approval of the draft variation will meet the following objectives:
(i) the protection of public health and safety;
(ii) the provision of adequate information relating to food to enable consumers to make informed choices;
(iii) the prevention of misleading or deceptive conduct; and
(b) take into account any recommendations made by the High Level Health Claims Committee in relation to the draft variation or the proposal that resulted in the draft variation; and
(c) take into account any submission made on behalf of a jurisdiction represented on the Food Regulation Standing Committee in relation to the draft variation or the proposal that resulted in the draft variation; and
(d) consider all submissions made during the submission period.