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2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Competition and Consumer Amendment
(Truth in Labelling--Palm Oil) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Senator Xenophon)
A Bill for an Act to provide for accurate
identification of palm oil in goods, and for related
purposes
No. , 2017
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling--Palm
Oil) Bill 2017
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
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Purpose of Act ................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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No. , 2017
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling--Palm
Oil) Bill 2017
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A Bill for an Act to provide for accurate
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identification of palm oil in goods, and for related
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purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in
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Labelling--Palm Oil) Act 2017.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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Schedule 1 Amendments
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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling--Palm
Oil) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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4 Purpose of Act
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The purpose of this Act is to ensure that consumers have clear,
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accurate information about the inclusion of palm oil in goods.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Truth in Labelling--Palm
Oil) Bill 2017
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Competition and Consumer Act 2010
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1 After section 134 of Schedule 2
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Insert:
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134A Information standard in relation to goods containing palm oil
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(1) The Commonwealth Minister must, within 12 months after the
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commencement of this section, make an information standard
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under subsection 134(1) for goods containing palm oil.
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(2) The Commonwealth Minister must ensure that an information
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standard for goods containing palm oil is in force at all times after
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the first one comes into force.
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(3) The information standard must:
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(a) apply in relation to goods manufactured on or after a date no
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later than 12 months after the commencement of this section;
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and
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(b) apply in relation to goods supplied by way of retail sale; and
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(c) require the provision of the information that the goods
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contain palm oil, regardless of the amount of palm oil used in
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the goods; and
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(d) provide for the information to be provided on a label that:
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(i) is on the goods; or
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(ii) is on the package of the goods; or
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(iii) accompanies the goods; or
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(iv) is displayed in connection with the sale of the goods.
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