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Food Act 1984
38DRequirements for renewal of registration
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38D Requirements for renewal of registration
(1) Before renewing the registration of a food premises under this Act, the registration authority must—
(a) ensure the proprietor has complied with any provisions of section 38C applicable to that class of food premises; and
(b) if required under section 39, inspect the premises in accordance with that section.
(2) In addition, the registration authority must be satisfied—
(a) if the food safety program used for the premises is—
(i) a standard food safety program, that the correct template has been used to create the program; or
(ii) a QA food safety program, that a certificate issued under section 19DD is in force; or
(iii) any other food safety program, that, as a result of the most recent audit, the food safety program has been certified by a food safety auditor as meeting the requirements of section 19D for the premises; and
(b) that any fee for the inspection or assessment of the premises that is due to the registration authority has been paid; and
(c) that all the relevant requirements of this Act with respect to the premises have been complied with; and
(d) that no other ground under Part IIIB for the refusal of the renewal of the registration applies to the food premises.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the registration authority may request copies of any audit reports for the premises.
S. 38E inserted by No. 42/2009 s. 20.