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HEALTH (FRESH PRODUCE - STATE OR TERRITORY OF ORIGIN) AMENDMENT BILL 2005

                    Western Australia


Health (Fresh Produce - State or Territory of
       Origin) Amendment Bill 2005

                      CONTENTS


     Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.   Short title                            2
2.   Commencement                           2
     Part 2 -- Amendment of Health Act
          1911
3.   The Act amended                        3
4.   Section 246G amended                   3
5.   Section 246U amended                   3
6.   Section 246U amended                   3




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                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

                   (Introduced by Mr Redman MLA)



  Health (Fresh Produce - State or Territory of
         Origin) Amendment Bill 2005


                               A Bill for


An Act to amend the Health Act 1911 to require labelling as to the
State or Territory of origin of fresh produce displayed for retail sale.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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    Part 1          Preliminary

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                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
    1.       Short title
             This Act may be cited as the Health (Fresh Produce - State or
             Territory of Origin) Amendment Act 2005.

5   2.       Commencement
             This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
             the Royal Assent.




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                                 Amendment of Health Act 1911            Part 2

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               Part 2 -- Amendment of Health Act 1911
     3.        The Act amended
               The amendments in this Part are to the Health Act 1911.

     4.        Section 246G amended
 5             Section 246G is amended by inserting after the definition of
               "food vending machine" --
          "
               "fresh produce" means --
                    (a) the edible, fleshy fructification of plants,
10                       distinguished by their sweet, acid and ethereal
                         flavours;
                    (b) vegetables other than frozen, dehydrated or preserved
                         vegetables; and
                    (c) nuts, including peanuts and coconuts;
15                                                                          ".

     5.        Section 246U amended
               Section 246U(2) is amended by deleting "Food" in the first
               place in which it occurs and inserting instead --
               "     Subject to subsection (2a), food   ".

20   6.        Section 246U amended
               After subsection 246U(2) the following subsection is
               inserted --
          "
              (2a)     Where --
25                      (a) fresh produce is displayed for retail sale
                             otherwise than in a package; and
                        (b) that fresh produce originated from within the
                             Commonwealth,


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    Part 2          Amendment of Health Act 1911

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                   there must be displayed on or in connection with the
                   display a label containing, in standard type of 9mm, a
                   statement indicating the State or Territory of origin of
                   the fresh produce.
5                                                                             ".




 


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