Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 (No. 2)

Type: Private
Sponsor
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to: create specific requirements for country of original labelling for food; provide that the labelling is based on the ingoing weight of the ingredients and components; and create penalties and defences; and
Imported Food Control Act 1992
to make a consequential amendment.

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Progress

Senate
17 Sep 2012	Introduced and read a first time
17 Sep 2012	Second reading moved
15 May 2013	Discharged from Notice Paper

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Notes

Referred to Committee (20/09/2012): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (25/03/2013)

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