Bill
National Organic Standard Bill 2024
lapsed, as at 2025-07-21.
- Sponsor
- Bridget McKenzie
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2024-11-19
- second reading — 2024-11-19
- other — 2025-07-21
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2024-11-19.
The bill would create a national regulatory framework for organic goods sold or imported into Australia.
Businesses selling organic produce would need an organic certificate from an issuing body, renewable every 12 months, with an exemption for resellers who do not alter the goods or packaging.
A transition period of 3 years from Royal Assent is provided, and an independent review is required after 6 years of operation.
- Creates a legislative framework for a National Organic Standard.
- Requires businesses selling organic produce to obtain an organic certificate from an issuing body.
- Exempts resellers from the certificate requirement if they make no changes to the goods or packaging.
- Requires importers to hold an organic certificate or equivalent from the exporting country.
- Imposes civil penalties for selling organic goods without a required certificate.
- Provides a 3-year transition period and mandates an independent review after 6 years.
Businesses that sell or import organic goods in Australia, including resellers and importers, as well as consumers.
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