1Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the form of various documents and particulars of registered food premises required under the Food Act 1984.
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The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the form of various documents and particulars of registered food premises required under the Food Act 1984.
These Regulations are made under section 63 of the Food Act 1984.
These Regulations come into operation on 17 November 2025.
The Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2015[1] are revoked.
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Food Act 1984.
For the purposes of section 24 of the Act, the prescribed form for a notice of the seizure and detention of an article is set out in Schedule 1.
For the purposes of section 26(1) of the Act, the prescribed form for an application for an order directing the release of a detained article is set out in Schedule 2.
For the purposes of sections 31(c) and 31A(3)(a) of the Act, the prescribed form for a certificate of the analysis of an article is set out in Schedule 3.
For the purposes of section 40(1) of the Act, the required form for a certificate of registration of a food premises is set out in Schedule 4.
For the purposes of section 43(1) of the Act, the prescribed particulars for the registration or renewal of registration of a food premises are set out in Schedule 5.
Schedule 1—Notice of seizure and detention of an article
Regulation 6
Food Act 1984
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2025
NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND DETENTION OF AN ARTICLE
To [insert full name]
of [insert address]
I, [insert name of authorized officer] of [insert address of authorized officer],
being an authorized officer under the Food Act 1984, give notice that I have at [time a.m./p.m.] this day seized and detained the article(s) described below.
Description of article(s):
Grounds for seizure:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Unless you, or a person claiming the article(s), apply to the Magistrates' Court within 7 days after this seizure for an order directing the release of the detained article(s) in the form of Schedule 2 to the Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2025, the seized and detained article(s) will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
Signature of authorized officer:
Date:
Schedule 2—Application for an order directing the release of a detained article
Regulation 7
Food Act 1984
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2025
APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING THE RELEASE OF A DETAINED ARTICLE
In the Magistrates' Court of Victoria at [insert venue]
I, [insert full name]
of [insert address]
apply for an order directing the release from detention of the article(s) described below and seized on [date] at [address] and detained by an authorized officer under section 21 of the Food Act 1984.
Description of article(s):
Name of authorized officer who seized and detained the article(s):
Grounds for the application:
Signature:
Date:
1. Any application for an order directing the release of any detained article(s) must be made within 7 days after the seizure of that article.
2. You must immediately give a copy of this application to the authorized officer responsible for the seizure and detention of the article(s).
3. The Magistrates' Court shall disallow the seizure and direct the release of the article(s) if the Court is satisfied that:
the authorized officer did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the article(s) was in contravention of a provision of the Food Act 1984; or
the article(s) was not in contravention of any provision of the Food Act 1984.
Schedule 3—Certificate of analysis of article
Regulation 8
Food Act 1984
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2025
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS OF ARTICLE
I, [insert full name]
of [insert address],
a person authorized under the Food Act 1984 to undertake this type of analysis, certify the matters set out below.
On [insert date of receipt of sample of article] I received from [insert name and address of person submitting sample of article]
a sample—
*sealed and with seal intact
*with seal broken
*unsealed
and marked [insert marking].
I have *analysed the sample/supervised the analysis of the sample.
The result of the analysis is as follows:
[insert analytical results].
*(4) I am of the opinion that no change has taken place in the constitution of the sample which would affect the proportion of any constituent set out above.
[If there is a prescribed apparatus to be used or method to be observed, insert the following:]
*I declare that I have used the prescribed apparatus or observed the prescribed method. [Insert details of prescribed apparatus or method.]
Signature of analyst:
Laboratory:
Date:
*Delete if not applicable.
Schedule 4—Certificate of registration of food premises
Regulation 9
Food Act 1984
Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2025
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF FOOD PREMISES
Registration authority: [insert name]
This certificate of registration is granted to [insert full name and address of person(s) in whose name the premises are registered under section 40(1) of the Food Act 1984].
The registration continues in force until [insert date of expiry of registration].
Name of food business (if any):
Description of food business:
Address of food premises:
Class of food premises:
Registration authority: [signature]
Date:
Schedule 5—Records of registration of food premises
Regulation 10
Number of registration:
Date of application for registration, or renewal of registration, of food premises:
Name and address of proprietor(s):
Name of food business (if any):
Address of food premises:
Description of food business:
Date of initial registration of food premises:
Date(s) of renewal of registration of food premises (if applicable):
Conditions (if any) of registration of food premises:
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