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393: Regulations about definitions

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The Governor-General can make regulations about what is or is not food, or what is or is not a food business, for the purposes of the Food Act 2014. You need to know that the Minister must recommend these regulations and be satisfied that people have been consulted about them, as stated in section 379. The Minister's recommendation is important before the Governor-General makes these regulations.

The regulations made under this section are considered secondary legislation, which means they have specific publication requirements, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. When the Minister recommends regulations, they must make sure that people have had a chance to give their thoughts on the proposed regulations. This is to ensure that the regulations are fair and reasonable.

You can find more information about how these regulations are published and what they mean for you by looking at the relevant laws and regulations, such as the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations: Regulations about other matters

393Regulations about definitions

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations—

  2. declaring anything to be or not to be food for the purposes of this Act:
    1. declaring a business to be or not to be a food business for the purposes of this Act.

      1. Before recommending the making of regulations under this section, the Minister must be satisfied that there has been appropriate consultation on the regulations in accordance with section 379.

      2. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 393(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).