40Special provisions relating to recall orders

40 Special provisions relating to recall orders (1) A recall order may require a person bound by the order to disclose to the public (or a stated part of the public), in a stated way, 1 or more of the following: (a) the food to be recalled or disposed of; (b) the reasons why the food is considered to be unsafe; (c) the circumstances in which consumption of the food is unsafe; (d) procedures for disposing of the food. (2) A person who is required by a recall order to conduct a recall of food must give written notice to the chief health officer of the completion of the recall as soon as practicable after its completion. (3) A person bound by a recall order is liable for any cost incurred by or on behalf of the Territory in relation to the recall order and the cost is taken to be a debt owing to the Territory.

(4) In a proceeding for the recovery of the debt, a certificate signed by the chief health officer stating the amount of the costs, and how they were incurred, is evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.