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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 3 · Import, Export and Transhipment

87. Information licensed importer must keep or have ready access to

(1)

If an import‑controlled item to which this Division applies is imported, the licensed importer concerned must keep, or have ready access to, the information described in subsection (2) for no shorter than the period prescribed for that import‑controlled item.

(2)

The information is —

(a)

the prescribed identity particulars and prescribed contact details of the supplier of the import‑controlled item;

(b)

the prescribed identity particulars and prescribed contact details of —

(i)

the manufacturer or primary producer of the import‑controlled item which is food (other than a food additive as such) or any prepacked food additive preparation; or

(ii)

the manufacturer of the import‑controlled item which is a regulated food contact article or an animal feed;

(c)

a description of the identity of the import‑controlled item by commodity, brand (if any) and lot (if any); and

(d)

any other information that is prescribed.

(3)

A licensed importer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.