 The establishment of the authority was designed to create a more streamlined, consistent and efficient approach to food regulation in NSW and a single point of contact for both the food industry and public.Some overlap of government agency remits regulating the sale of food remain, however, with NSW Fair Trading empowered to enforce the "Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW)" and, at the federal level, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission enforcing the "Trade Practices Act 1974" (Cwlth) and National Measurement Institute, Australia enforcing the "Trade Measurement Act 1989" (NSW).Furthermore, local government is also empowered to enforce food standards under the Food Act, mostly at the level of retail food outlets.