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Food Policy and Regulation Forum

Friday 8 May 2026
Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
Nipaluna Country/Hobart, Tasmania

Background

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Food and nutrition are foundational to protecting and improving the health of populations. However, Australia’s food systems and environments continue to promote dietary patterns that contribute significantly to chronic disease, early mortality, and health inequities. The manufacture, promotion, and availability of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods remain dominant, with impacts disproportionately affecting disadvantaged communities.

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Bi-partisan governments have recognised the importance of food environments through national policy frameworks including the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021–2030 and the National Obesity Strategy 2022–2032. These strategies provide a roadmap for enabling Australians to eat well and for reducing diet-related disease through action across food systems, environments, and health services.

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Recent monitoring of these strategies indicates mixed progress. While some preventive health indicators have improved, overall diet-related outcomes have not substantially changed, with obesity prevalence remaining stable and preventive health investment continuing to represent a small proportion of total health expenditure. This highlights ongoing challenges in translating policy commitments into sustained implementation and measurable population health improvements.

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Food policy continues to evolve across jurisdictions through reviews of food standards governance, nutrition labelling, and broader food system initiatives. Despite ongoing consultation and policy development across governments, agencies, and stakeholders, many evidence-based interventions to improve food environments remain under consideration or at early stages of implementation. Continued collaboration across government, research, civil society, and the food system will be essential to support sustained progress toward healthier and more equitable food environments.

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​The PHAA will be running a one-day Food Policy and Regulation Forum in Hobart on Friday 8 May as a satellite event following the Preventive Health Conference (5-7 May). Through a program focused on conversation and workshopping, the Forum aims to build relationships between the stakeholders who are committed to improving nutrition-related health outcomes and discuss solutions for challenges in the current food policy and regulation landscape.

Forum Objectives

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  • Facilitate cross-sectoral discussion of current priorities in health-related food policy and regulation.

  • Strengthen relationships between stakeholders and build shared understanding of emerging challenges and opportunities across research, policy, and government.

  • Share perspectives on progress in implementing national food and preventive health policy commitments.

  • Explore practical policy options, including barriers and enablers to implementation of evidence-based measures to improve food environments.

  • Create opportunities for government agencies to engage with independent expertise, research evidence, and policy analysis.

  • Consider future directions for food regulation and governance, including evolving roles across the food system.

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Target Audience​

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The target audience is current and future leaders in health-focused food policy and regulation from a range of sectors including:

  • Research (food policy and regulation)

  • Civil society (public health, consumer and advocacy organisations)

  • Government (Commonwealth, state and territory agencies involved in health, food regulation, and food systems policy)

Registrations

Registration for the Food Policy and Regulation Forum will be opening soon. Below is an outline of registration types and costs. ​The Forum is only open to Face-to-Face attendees. 

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Please note: The Food Policy and Regulation Forum is not open to any person who has a conflict of interest due to financial relationships, direct or indirect, with the alcohol, gambling and food industry. 

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Attendees registered to attend the Preventive Health Conference 2026 benefit from a discount on their Food Policy and Regulation Forum 2026. You can register for the Preventive Health Conference on the dedicated page of this website.​​

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Groups of 2+ registrations can use the group registration portal. ​

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PHAA Member
F2F Registration

Standard $475​​

PHC26 Attendees $375

PHAA Member
Student / Concession
F2F Registration

Standard $375​​

PHC26 Attendees $275

Non-Member
F2F Registration

Standard $625​​

PHC26 Attendees $525

Non-Member
Student / Concession
F2F Registration

Standard $525​

PHC26 Attendees $425

Engagement Opportunities

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We invite you to consider sponsoring the Food Policy and Regulation Forum 2026.  It is a strategic opportunity to demonstrate the support your organisation gives to the rapidly moving field of food policy and regulation and to associate your brand with thought leadership, sector networking and partnership development.


The PHAA team is committed to working with sponsors to match sponsorship and exhibition packages to the strategic objectives of your organisation to ensure you are satisfied with your involvement and return on investment.


To download a copy of the Sponsorship Prospectus please click on the link below or on the image.

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