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Food Regulation Agreements

On 3 November 2000, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed an Inter-Governmental Food Regulation Agreement (FRA) agreeing to a new food regulatory system. The Commonwealth of Australia and all the Australian States and Territories are signatories to the Agreement. The FRA has been updated several times since 2000.

Food Regulation Agreement 2008 | (pdf 37 kb)
Annexe A and Annexe B refer to the Model Food Bill

A Treaty between Australia and New Zealand – the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand concerning a Joint Food Standards System – gives effect to New Zealand’s participation in the system and further specifies the role of FSANZ. This was signed in 1995 and has been updated several times since then.