19PCertification of food safety auditors

19P Certification of food safety auditors (1) A certifying body may certify in writing that a natural person is competent to conduct a food safety audit. (2) In certifying a person, the certifying body— (a) may specify on the certificate that the certification applies to all, or specified, classes or categories of food premises; and (b) may impose any conditions on the certification; and (c) may specify for how long the certificate remains current. (3) The Secretary may impose conditions on the certification of a person as an approved food safety auditor whether or not the Secretary is, in relation to the person, the certifying body. (4) A person who is certified to conduct food safety audits of a class or category of food premises is also competent to conduct a food safety assessment of that class or that category of premises which has a non-standard food safety program. (5) The certifying body must not certify a person until the person has paid the fee (if any) prescribed in the regulations for a certification. (6) For the purposes of this section and section 19T, ***certifying body*** means— (a) the Secretary; or (b) any person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. S. 19Q substituted by No. 42/2009 s. 13.