List of Abbreviations COAG Council of Australian Governments – Food Regulation Secretariat FRS – FRSC Food Regulation Standing Committee – FSANZ Food Standards Australia New Zealand – ISC Implementation Sub-Committee – Ministerial Council Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council – OBPR Office of Best Practice Regulation – RIS Regulation Impact Statement – the FSANZ Act Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 – the Treaty Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of – New Zealand concerning a joint Food Standards System WTO World Trade Organization – INTRODUCTION Statement of Purpose Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council Principles and ‘The Protocols for the Development of Food Regulation document was first Policy Guidelines’ endorsed by the predecessor of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) at its meeting in May 2002. The aim of this document is to clarify the scope of food regulation policy guidelines, the process for their development, and the roles of the policy departments and regulatory agencies involved in the development of food policy guidelines. At the time of endorsement it was agreed by Ministers that this document is a work in progress. The document may be reviewed as experience and knowledge of the processes that contribute to good policy development accumulate or change.
List of Abbreviations COAG – Council of Australian Governments FRS – Food Regulation Secretariat FRSC – Food Regulation Standing Committee FSANZ – Food Standards Australia New Zealand ISC – Implementation Sub-Committee Ministerial Council – Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council OBPR – Office of Best Practice Regulation RIS – Regulation Impact Statement the FSANZ Act – Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 the Treaty – Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand concerning a joint Food Standards System WTO – World Trade Organization INTRODUCTION Statement of Purpose ‘The Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council Principles and Protocols for the Development of Food Regulation Policy Guidelines’ document was first endorsed by the predecessor of the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) at its meeting in May 2002. The aim of this document is to clarify the scope of food regulation policy guidelines, the process for their development, and the roles of the policy departments and regulatory agencies involved in the development of food policy guidelines. At the time of endorsement it was agreed by Ministers that this document is a work in progress. The document may be reviewed as experience and knowledge of the processes that contribute to good policy development accumulate or change.
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