Exemptions from licensing requirement
22A Exemptions from licensing requirement
S. 22A(1) amended by No. 16/2026 s. 87(1)(a).
The Authority may, in writing, exempt a person from the requirement to hold a regulated food licence if—
the person—
is the proprietor of a food business that operates at, on or from a food premises that is registered under Part VI of the Food Act 1984 and that registration is in force; or
holds a current and valid licence under Part 4 of the Meat Industry Act 1993; or
holds a current and valid licence under Part 3 of the Seafood Safety Act 2003; and
it is a requirement of the relevant Act referred to in paragraph (a) that there is in place a quality assurance program or food safety program in relation to the food produced or handled in the business of the person; and
S. 22A(1)(c) amended by No. 16/2026 s. 87(1)(b).
in the opinion of the Authority, the person's program adequately covers regulated food safety in relation to any regulated food dealt with in the business of the person.
S. 22A(1A) inserted by No. 16/2026 s. 87(2).
The Authority may, in writing, exempt a person from the requirement to hold—
a dairy industry licence if the person holds a current and valid declared food licence; or
a declared food licence if the person holds a current and valid dairy industry licence.
S. 22A(2) amended by No. 16/2026 s. 87(3).
An exemption under subsection (1) or (1A) may be granted by the Authority to a person or to a class of person—
on the Authority's own motion or on the application of a person on the person's behalf or on behalf of a class of person; and
on payment by a person of any fee fixed in respect of an application for exemption.
S. 22A(3) amended by No. 16/2026 s. 87(3).
The Authority may, in writing, amend, vary or revoke an exemption granted under subsection (1) or (1A).
S. 23 (Heading) amended by No. 16/2026 s. 88(1).
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