Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 78

  (1)   After the submission period, the Authority must:

  (a)   do one of the following:

  (i)   approve a draft high level health claims variation;

  (ii)   abandon the proposal to vary the list; and

  (b)   prepare a report under this section.

Note:   The Board must not delegate its powers to act on behalf of the Authority under paragraph   (a)--see section   150.

  (2)   The report must include each of the following:

  (a)   the reasons for initially preparing the proposal;

  (b)   a summary of the recommendations (if any) of the High Level Health Claims Committee in relation to the proposal and each draft variation that resulted from the proposal;

  (c)   a summary of the submissions (if any) made by members of the Food Regulation Standing Committee in relation to the proposal and each draft variation that resulted from the proposal;

  (d)   a summary of the submissions (if any) received by the Authority within the submission period in response to a notice under section   77;

  (e)   the Authority's response to the issues raised in those recommendations and submissions;

  (f)   the Authority's reasons for approving the draft variation or abandoning the proposal.