VIC Seafood Safety Act 2003

Victorian Seafood Safety Act 2003 The purposes of this Act are to: • complement the Food Act 1984 by providing a regulatory system under which all sectors in the seafood supply chain are required to manage food safety risks in accordance with the relevant applicable standards; • make related amendments to the Meat Industry Act 1993; • amend the Dairy Act 2000, the Food Act 1984 and the Fisheries Act 1995. In outline this Act: • provides for a scheme to regulate the safety of seafood in Victoria; • defines seafood and seafood business; • confers the administration of this Act on the Victorian Meat Authority as re-named PrimeSafe by this Act; • specifies that the Food Act 1984 is to prevail in the event of any inconsistency; • provides for the licensing of seafood businesses; • enables the making of Codes of Practice and the approval of food safety programs; • provides for the enforcement of the Act, including the powers of authorised officers and matters relating to legal proceedings under the Act; • enables specified decisions of the Authority to be reviewed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal; • empowers the making of regulations for the purposes of this Act; • makes related amendments to the Meat Industry Act 1993 and amends the Dairy Act 2000, the Food Act 1984 and the Fisheries Act 1995.