Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

The Authority must, within 15 business days after an application is given to the Authority:

accept the application; or

reject the application.

In determining whether to accept or reject the application, the Authority must have regard to the following matters:

whether the application complies with subsection 22(2);

whether the application relates to a matter that may be developed as a food regulatory measure, or that warrants the variation of a food regulatory measure;

whether the application is so similar to a previous application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure that it ought to be rejected;

any other relevant matter.

If an application is rejected because it does not comply with subsection 22(2), the application must be disregarded for the purposes of determining whether a later application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure is so similar to a previous application that the later application or proposal ought to be rejected.