Who must have accredited food safety program
99 Who must have accredited food safety program
A licensee, other than the holder of a provisional licence, must have an accredited food safety program for the food business under the licence if—
the food business involves off-site catering; or
the primary activity of the food business is on-site catering at the premises stated in the licence; or
the primary activity of the food business is on-site catering at part of the premises stated in the licence; orExample of part of premises stated in a licence—
a function room used for on-site catering and situated on the premises of a large hotel
the food business is carried on as part of the operations of a private hospital under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999; or
the food business—
involves the handling of potentially hazardous food or other food that is reasonably likely to pose a risk to public health or safety; and
is a food business prescribed under a regulation.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.
Note—
This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 260.
However, for subsection (1)(c), a regulation may exempt a licensee from subsection (1) if the scope of the on-site catering is not more than the limits prescribed in the regulation, including, for example, limits about—
the size of the area where the on-site catering is carried out; or
the seating capacity of the area; or
the number of persons for whom on-site catering is provided; or
the frequency of provision of on-site catering; or
the proportion of the licensee’s revenue derived from on-site catering.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
, prescribed in the regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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