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AgVetLink June 2005
Amendment to the ACVM Act
The ACVM Group and NZFSA Policy have sent all of the policy papers on the amendment to the ACVM Act to Cabinet for consideration. There were no new matters included that were not part of the public consultation carried out last year.
Cabinet approved the policies and directed MAF/NZFSA to prepare the drafting instructions for the Parliamentary Counsel Office.
We have been advised that a first draft of the Bill will be available before the end of June. This would allow the ACVM Group to test the wording of the draft to ensure it would support the intention of the amendments and still have the Bill ready for introduction in the third quarter of this year.
The amendment is needed to align the ACVM Act with the broader food safety responsibilities adopted with the establishment of NZFSA. It will also provide some refinements to existing provisions to facilitate achieving the purpose of the Act.
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