Food Act 2003

In this section – Database means the database established and maintained by the Director of Public Health under subsection (2).

The Director of Public Health may establish and maintain, in the form (which may be an electronic form) that he or she thinks fit, a database containing any information, obtained under this Act in relation to a food business, that the Director of Public Health considers necessary for the purpose of ensuring compliance with, and the enforcement of, this Act.

The Director of Public Health may authorise a council, State Service Agency, authorised officer, person or class of persons to – enter information in the Database; or access and use the Database; or disclose information contained in the Database – if the Director of Public Health is satisfied that the entering of the information in the Database, the access and use of the Database or the disclosure of the information contained in the Database would assist in achieving or implementing the purposes of this Act.

A council, State Service Agency, authorised officer, person or class of persons, authorised by the Director of Public Health under subsection (3), must not enter information in the Database, access and use the Database or disclose information contained in the Database, except in accordance with that authorisation. Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

Nothing in this section prevents a council, State Service Agency, authorised officer, person or class of persons from disclosing information contained in the Database if the disclosure of the information is permitted under section 133A(2).