The following information contains details of persons convicted in a court of law for breaches against food legislation. The aim of providing this information is to assist consumers about convictions taken under Western Australian food legislation. If you require more information about any of the convictions you will need to contact the relevant enforcement agency.
Enforcement agencies (local government and the DoH) undertake legal actions through a court of law against persons who have breached legal requirements. Enforcement agencies use a graduated response for breaches against food legislation which may vary according to the severity of the offence and previous enforcement action.
Convictions which have occurred since January 2007 are published on this site. These convictions will remain on the web page for a period of 24 months from the date of conviction.
Convictions relate to the food legislation current in Western Australia which is:
However, convictions prior to 23 October 2009 relate to legislation now no longer in operation such as:
- Health Act 1911 (sections relating to Food)
- Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations 1993
- Health (ANZ Food Standards Code Adoption) Regulations 2001
- Health (Food Standards)(Administration) Regulations 1986
- Health (Meat Hygiene) Regulations 2001
- Health (Pet Meat) Regulations 1990
- All Local Government Local Laws, including Eating House Local Laws.
Legislation (Acts and Regulations) may be accessed on the State Law Publishers website (External site) and the Food Standards Code may be accessed on the FSANZ website (External site).
Consumers should be aware that food businesses that are prosecuted for non-compliance with legal requirements are also required to rectify these problems. Local governments routinely assess and monitor food businesses for compliance with food legislation and are continuously working to improve standards and encourage food businesses to adopt processes to meet specific health and hygiene standards.
The Department of Health of Western Australia (DOH) has published its policy and a corresponding Food Unit Notice on names of offenders. These were updated in October 2010 and can be accessed below
