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Food Act 2003
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#### 133 Register of offences
133 Register of offences
> > (1) The Food Authority may keep a register of information about offences under this Act or the regulations relating to the handling or sale of food (the register of offences).
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> > (2) The register may contain any of the following information in relation to a person who has been convicted by a court of an offence under this Act or the regulations relating to the handling or sale of food, or whose employee or agent has been convicted of such an offence—
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> > > (a) the name of the person,
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> > > (b) the name and address of the place of business at which the offence was committed, including the local government area in which it is located,
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> > > (c) the name and address of the usual place of business of the person,
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> > > (d) the trade name under which the person trades,
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> > > (e) if the person is a company, the name of the chief executive officer and any director of the company,
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> > > (f) a description of the nature and circumstances of the offence, the decision of the court, the penalty imposed and any forfeiture incurred,
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> > > (g) the enforcement agency or other body under the direction of which, or on behalf of whom, the relevant prosecution was conducted,
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> > > (h) such other information of a general nature in relation to matters connected with food safety or other interests of consumers in food as the Food Authority thinks necessary.
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> > (3) Information relating to a particular offence is not to be published on the register until after the last day on which an appeal may be made against the conviction.
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> > (4) If an appeal is made against the conviction, information relating to the offence is not to be published on the register unless a final order has been made on appeal affirming the conviction.
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> > (5) The register of offences may be kept in such form as the Food Authority considers appropriate.
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> > (6) For the purposes of this Part, an order under section 10 of the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092) in relation to an offence is taken to be a conviction for the offence.
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> **s 133:** Rep 2005 No 98, Sch 1.10 \[1\]. Ins 2008 No 5, Sch 1 \[4\].