Refusal of application
8 Refusal of application
A declared authority must refuse a registration application if the Secretary DEECA is satisfied that doing so is justified on a ground specified in subregulation (2).
The grounds are—
a declared authority has refused an approval application or recognition application made by the primary producer; or
the primary producer has been found guilty of an offence against the Act or these Regulations; or
the Secretary DEECA is satisfied that the primary producer has provided false or misleading information in an application under these Regulations; or
the primary producer is the relevant person in respect of premises to which an order under section 19AA of the Act is in effect; or
the Secretary DEECA is satisfied that the primary producer—
has contravened or is contravening the Act, these Regulations or a primary production and processing standard; and
the contravention may lead to a serious risk of food being sold or prepared that is unsafe or unsuitable; or
the primary producer has not paid a fee payable by the primary producer under these Regulations.
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