Legislation
Food laws
Standards and requirements for all food for sale in NSW are set out in:
Some extra guides and standards required for specific industries are listed on the relevant business pages on this website.
Other laws which relate to food and promotion and packaging are enforced by other agencies, including:
- Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cwlth) - enforced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Trade Measurement Act 1989 (NSW) - enforced by the NSW Office of Fair Trading
- Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) - enforced by the NSW Office of Fair Trading
Contact the relevant agencies above for any queries relating to those laws.
Guides and resources
- NSW Food Authority factsheets
Compliance advice for food businesses on various aspects of compliance with requirements - FSANZ User Guides for the Food Standards Code
Interpretation and compliance advice for manufacturers and retailers on key standards - FSANZ Fact Sheets
Brief summaries on various aspects of the Food Standards Code - FSANZ Safe Food Australia
Interpretation of the three mandatory food safety standards contained in the Food Standards Code
Administrative food laws
The Authority is also responsible for the following administrative laws relating to food:
- Dairy Industry Act 2000 (NSW)
- Dairy Industry Conference Regulation 2005 (NSW)
- Meat Industry Act 1978 (NSW)
- Meat Industry (Meat Industry Levy) Regulation 2006 (NSW)
Also on this site
- Food standards and requirements
- NSW Food Authority Compliance and Enforcement Policy pdf, 119 KB
- Powers of Authorised Officers
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