Food Act 2001
116Definitions—pt 9A
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116 Definitions—pt 9A approved food safety training course means a food safety training course— (a) provided by a registered training organisation; and (b) approved by the chief health officer in accordance with the food safety training approval guidelines. food safety supervisor, for a registered food business, means a person who— (a) holds a statement of attainment for an approved food safety training course; and (b) satisfies any requirement under this Act about eligibility to become or remain a food safety supervisor; and Note A reference to this Act includes a reference to a statutory instrument made or in force under this Act (see Legislation Act, (c) as part of the person’s formal duties in the business is— (i) responsible for recognising, preventing and alleviating food safety hazards in the business; and (ii) authorised to supervise and give directions about food safety to any person who handles food in the course of the
(d) is not also the food safety supervisor for— (i) any other registered food business; or (ii) if the registered food business has more than 1 site where the handling or sale of food happens—more than 1 site for the business. food safety training approval guidelines means the guidelines made by the chief health officer under section 119. food safety training course means a training course about ways to recognise, prevent and alleviate food safety hazards in food handled or sold in a registered food business. registered training organisation—see the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 3. site, for a registered food business, does not include a site used by the business for the handling or sale of food at a regulated event. statement of attainment, held by a person, means a document issued to the person by a registered training organisation certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course conducted by the organisation.