❓ A parliamentary question addresses concerns about food labelling requirements for imported goods and the delay in introducing a food bill to comply with the Australian and New Zealand food standards code. The Minister denies changes to labelling requirements and explains the bill's progress.
AnsweredQoN 205Legislative Council
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(1) Is it correct that Food Standards Australia New Zealand is considering abandoning the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified by label? (2) If yes to (1), what has been the minister’s input to this issue as a member of the Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council? (3) What will be the impact on Australian consumers and producers of the abandonment of the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified? (4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(2) If yes to (1), what has been the minister’s input to this issue as a member of the Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council? (3) What will be the impact on Australian consumers and producers of the abandonment of the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified? (4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(3) What will be the impact on Australian consumers and producers of the abandonment of the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified? (4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(2) If yes to (1), what has been the minister’s input to this issue as a member of the Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council? (3) What will be the impact on Australian consumers and producers of the abandonment of the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified? (4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(3) What will be the impact on Australian consumers and producers of the abandonment of the current requirement for all imported goods to be appropriately identified? (4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(4) As the government adopted the Australian and New Zealand food standards code in June 2001, when will the government introduce the food bill to comply with that code? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(1) No. (2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(2)-(3) Not applicable. (4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
(4) The food bill is included in the government’s legislative program. Cabinet approved the drafting of the food bill in 2003. The food bill is a requirement of the intergovernmental food standards agreement to implement nationally consistent food regulations. Fourteen of the bills in the health portfolio legislative program have been given drafting priority. The food bill has not been allocated priority at this stage.
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