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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 13 · Monitoring and Enforcement

262. Presumption as to sample

(1)

This section applies to a sample of food, primary produce or animal feed —

(a)

taken from an identified quantity of food, primary produce or animal feed;

(b)

taken as required by a requirement of this Act; and

(c)

interpreted as required by a requirement of this Act.

(2)

The sample is presumed to be representative of the quantity of food, primary produce or animal feed from which the sample was taken until the contrary is proved.

(3)

The sample is also presumed to be representative of the lot, or production run, from which the identified quantity was taken until the contrary is proved.

(4)

Each of the parts into which a sample of any food, primary produce or animal feed is divided in accordance with this Act is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be of uniform composition with the other parts.

(5)

In this section, “animal feed” excludes a live animal.

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Part 14