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SEAFOOD SAFETY ACT 2003
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose and outline
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
4. What is a seafood business?
PART 2--ADMINISTRATION
5. Administration of Act
6. Objective and functions of the Authority
7. Application of Act to Crown
8. Application of Act, inconsistency and exemptions
PART 3--LICENSING
9. Seafood business to be licensed
10. Exemptions from licensing requirement
11. Application for a seafood safety licence
12. Licence fees
13. Seafood safety licences
14. Mandatory powers of Authority in respect of licences
15. Discretionary powers of Authority in respect of licences
16. Authority may impose conditions
17. Failure to comply with licence conditions
18. Suspension or cancellation of licence
PART 4--SEAFOOD SAFETY
Division 1--Codes of Practice
19. Codes of Practice
20. Procedure for making a Code of Practice
21. Commencement of Code of Practice
22. Availability of Codes of Practice
23. Requirement to comply with Code of Practice
Division 2--Food safety programs
24. Requirement for food safety programs
25. Approval of food safety programs
26. Contents of food safety program
27. Compliance with food safety program condition of licence
28. Monitoring compliance with food safety program
29. Audit of food safety programs
PART 5--ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
30. General powers of authorised officers
31. Actions which an authorised officer may take
32. Power to seize seafood unfit for human consumption
33. Entry or search with consent
34. Search warrants
35. Announcement before entry
36. Details of warrant to be given
37. Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant
38. Assistance of police officer
39. Provisions relating to the seizure of items
40. Copies of seized documents
41. Retention and return of seized documents or things
42. Magistrates' Court may extend retention period
43. Offence in relation to seized or taken property
44. Offence in relation to samples
45. Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised officer
46. Offence to fail to provide information
47. Offence to give false or misleading information
48. Offence to refuse admission to authorised officer
49. Offence to refuse assistance to authorised officer
50. Offence to fail to comply with directions etc. of authorised officers
51. Protection against self-incrimination
52. Certain records to be kept
53. Powers of chief executive officer
54. Chief executive officer may obtain enforcement order
55. Offences by unincorporated bodies, partnerships etc.
56. Proceedings
57. Defence of due diligence to a charge
58. Evidence
59. Service of notices or orders
PART 6--GENERAL
60. Review of decision of Authority
61. Regulations
ENDNOTES
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