Food Act 2001

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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 16 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R31 16 December 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 and textual correction in s 105 (4) Administering Minister and Directorate Minister for Health - Health and Community Services Directorate Legislative instruments Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Food (Fees) Determination 2002 (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 9 May 2002 - 13 February 2003 DI2002-37 Food Regulation 2002 None Subordinate laws s 152 23 June 2021 SL2002-10 Food Amendment Regulations 2002 (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 152 11 June 2002 - 12 June 2002 SL2002-14 Food Standards Code (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 7 20 June 2002 - 15 April 2010 NI2002-180 Food (Fees) Determination 2003 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 14 February 2003 - 31 January 2011 DI2003-8 Food Amendment Regulations 2003 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 152 2 July 2003 - 3 July 2003 SL2003-19 Food (Safety Programs) Amendment Regulation 2007 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 152 1 June 2007 - 2 June 2007 SL2007-14 Food (Standards Code) Revocation 2010 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 7 16 April 2010 - 17 April 2010 NI2010-181 Food (Fees) Determination 2011 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 February 2011 - 29 February 2012 DI2011-2 Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 March 2012 - 18 June 2012 DI2012-14 Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 19 June 2012 - 31 December 2012 DI2012-120 Food (Nutritional Information Displays) Exemption 2012 (No 1) None Disallowable instruments s 114 1 January 2013 DI2012-192 Food (Nutritional Information) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 152 1 January 2013 - 2 January 2013 SL2012-36 Food (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 3) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2013 - 31 December 2013 DI2012-280 Food Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Subordinate laws s 152 5 April 2013 - 2 September 2013 SL2013-8 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2013 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 119 1 September 2013 - 16 April 2015 NI2013-153 Food (Fees) Determination 2013 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2014 - 31 December 2014 DI2013-303 Food (Fees) Determination 2014 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2015 DI2014-297 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2015 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 119 17 April 2015 - 3 April 2017 NI2015-166 Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2015 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 91 8 September 2015 - 15 October 2015 DI2015-245 Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2015 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 91 16 October 2015 - 24 February 2022 DI2015-286 Food (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016 DI2015-292 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 10 June 2016 - 11 August 2017 NI2016-381 Food (Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2017 - 31 December 2017 DI2016-288 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 119 4 April 2017 - 25 July 2022 NI2017-156 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 12 August 2017 - 4 June 2019 NI2017-450 Food (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2018 - 31 December 2018 DI2017-272 Food (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2019 DI2018-261 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2019 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 5 June 2019 - 7 January 2020 NI2019-359 Food (Fees) Determination 2019 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2021 DI2019-248 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2020 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 8 January 2020 - 9 September 2020 NI2020-25 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2020 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 10 September 2020 - 7 July 2021 NI2020-570 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2021 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 8 July 2021 - 23 June 2023 NI2021-416 Food (Fees) Determination 2021 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022 DI2021-264 Food (Regulated Events) Declaration 2022 (No 1) None Disallowable instruments s 91 25 February 2022 DI2022-18 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2022 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 119 26 July 2022 - 19 October 2023 NI2022-361 Food (Fees) Determination 2022 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 DI2022-246 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2023 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 24 June 2023 - 3 February 2024 NI2023-317 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2023 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments s 119 20 October 2023 - 29 August 2024 NI2023-638 Food (Fees) Determination 2023 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024 DI2023-264 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2024 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 7 February 2024 - 3 December 2024 NI2024-57 Food (Training Approval) Guidelines 2024 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 119 30 August 2024 NI2024-463 Food (Fees) Determination 2024 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 DI2024-309 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2024 (No 2) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 4 December 2024 - 4 August 2025 NI2024-681 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2025 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 5 August 2025 - 18 March 2026 NI2025-452 Food (Fees) Determination 2025 (No 1) None Fee Disallowable instruments s 150 1 January 2026 DI2025-297 Food (Food Safety Auditors) Authorisation 2026 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments SL2002-10 s 9 19 March 2026 - 8 November 2027 NI2026-159 Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 10 March 2002 onwards : The following table lists 31 point in time versions. 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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 16 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R31 16 December 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 and textual correction in s 105 (4) 27 March 2024 - 15 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R30 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for amendments by A2023-45 Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 23 June 2021 - 26 March 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R29 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for amendments by A2021-12 Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 23 October 2018 - 22 June 2021 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R28 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for amendments by A2018-33 Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 2 January 2018 - 22 October 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R27 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for expiry of provision (s 115) Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 14 October 2015 - 1 January 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R26 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for amendments by A2015-33 Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 20 April 2015 - 13 October 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R25 (RI) 22 January 2026 Republication for amendments by A2014-57 Reissued for textual correction in s 105 (4) 1 January 2015 - 19 April 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R24 1 January 2015 Republication for amendments by A2014-57 20 November 2014 - 31 December 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R23 20 November 2014 Republication for amendments by A2014-48 25 November 2013 - 19 November 2014 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R22 25 November 2013 Republication for amendments by A2013-44 1 September 2013 - 24 November 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R21 1 September 2013 Republication for amendments by A2012-4 1 January 2013 - 31 August 2013 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R20 1 January 2013 Republication for amendments by A2011-32 as amended by A2012-4 2 March 2012 - 31 December 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R19 2 March 2012 Republication for amendments by A2012-4 17 December 2009 - 1 March 2012 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R18* 17 December 2009 Republication for amendments by A2009-49 14 February 2009 - 16 December 2009 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R17 14 February 2009 Republication for amendments by A2008-26 2 February 2009 - 13 February 2009 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R16 2 February 2009 Republication for amendments by A2008-37 27 October 2008 - 1 February 2009 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R15 27 October 2008 Republication for amendments by A2008-20 9 September 2008 - 26 October 2008 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R14 9 September 2008 Republication for amendments by A2008-20 26 August 2008 - 8 September 2008 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R13 26 August 2008 Republication for amendments by A2008-28 11 July 2007 - 25 August 2008 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R12 11 July 2007 Republication for amendments by A2007-16 18 November 2006 - 10 July 2007 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R11 18 November 2006 Republication for amendments by A2006-46 2 June 2006 - 17 November 2006 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 2 June 2006 Republication for amendments by A2006-23 12 November 2005 - 1 June 2006 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9* 12 November 2005 Republication for amendments by A2005-20 2 July 2005 - 11 November 2005 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 2 July 2005 Republication for commenced expiry 1 September 2004 - 1 July 2005 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 1 September 2004 Republication for amendments by A2004-13 25 August 2004 - 31 August 2004 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 25 August 2004 Republication for amendments by A2004-42 9 April 2004 - 24 August 2004 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 9 April 2004 Republication for amendments by A2004-15 11 March 2003 - 8 April 2004 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 11 March 2003 Republication for commenced expiry 17 September 2002 - 10 March 2003 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 23 September 2002 Republication for amendments by A2002-30 11 June 2002 - 16 September 2002 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 11 June 2002 Republication for modifications by SL2002-10 as amended by SL2002-14 10 March 2002 - 10 June 2002 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 10 March 2002 Republication for new Act 10 March 2002 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 10 September 2001 Bill and Explanatory statement The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Food Bill 2001 . Notification statement The Food Act 2001 was notified in the Gazette on 10 September 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S66). (Parliamentary Counsel) Act as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 10 September 2001 10 March 2002 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 10 September 2001 IA , s 10B remainder 10 March 2002 s 2 and LA s 79 Expiries Provision Expiry date Expiry method s 115 1 January 2018 (midnight) s 115 (4) s 154 1 July 2005 (midnight) s 154 (2) pt 12 10 March 2003 (midnight) s 174 pt 8 hdg notes, div 12.2 10 June 2002 (midnight) s 159 Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2021-12 Statute Law Amendment Act 2021 sch 3 pt 3.19 23 June 2021 A2018-33 Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2018 sch 1 pt 1.16 23 October 2018 A2015-33 Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015 sch 1 pt 1.29 14 October 2015 A2014-57 Food Amendment Act 2014 ss 7-9, ss 12-14, ss 27-29 1 January 2015 A2014-57 Food Amendment Act 2014 ss 4-6, s 10, s 11, ss 15-26, s 30, s 31 20 April 2015 A2014-48 Training and Tertiary Education Amendment Act 2014 sch 1 pt 1.10 20 November 2014 A2013-44 Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.9 25 November 2013 A2012-4 Food Amendment Act 2012 ss 4-6, ss 8-10, s 13, sch 1 2 March 2012 A2012-4 Food Amendment Act 2012 s 7, s 11, s 12, s 14 1 September 2013 A2011-32 Food (Nutritional Information) Amendment Act 2011 , as amended by: A2012-4 sch 2 pt 2.1 pt 2 1 January 2013 A2009-49 Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.33 17 December 2009 A2008-37 ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) sch 1 pt 1.44 2 February 2009 A2008-28 Statute Law Amendment Act 2008 sch 3 pt 3.27 26 August 2008 A2008-26 Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 sch 2 pt 2.11 14 February 2009 A2008-20 Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 sch 2 pt 2.8 9 September 2008 A2008-20 Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 sch 3 pt 3.14 27 October 2008 A2007-16 Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 2) sch 3 pt 3.15 11 July 2007 A2006-46 Health Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No 2) sch 2 pt 2.6 18 November 2006 A2006-23 Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006 sch 1 pt 1.20 2 June 2006 A2005-20 Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 sch 3 pt 3.23 12 November 2005 A2004-42 Statute Law Amendment Act 2004 sch 3 pt 3.9 25 August 2004 A2004-15 Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 sch 1 pt 1.17, sch 2 pt 2.38 9 April 2004 A2004-13 Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2004 sch 2 pt 2.13 1 September 2004 A2002-30 Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 sch 3 pt 3.31 17 September 2002 A2023-45 Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Act 2023 sch 1 pt 1.5 27 March 2024 A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 sch 4 pt 4.78 16 December 2025 Modifications Year and number Modifying law Modifying provision Commencement date End date SL2002-10 Food Regulation 2002 , as amended by: SL2002-14 s 4, s 5 pt 4 and sch 2 11 June 2002 10 March 2003 (midnight) Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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