Food Act 2006
sec.157First compliance audit of accredited food safety program
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sec.157 First compliance audit of accredited food safety program
The holder of an accredited food safety program for a food business must, within 6 months after the program is accredited, have the first compliance audit of the program conducted by an appropriate auditor for the food business. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, each executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 260A , to have also committed the offence. Subsection (1) applies to the holder despite any decision, under chapter 4 , part 3 , of the local government that accredited the program about the frequency of compliance audits for the program. s 157 amd 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 (sec.157-ssec.1) The holder of an accredited food safety program for a food business must, within 6 months after the program is accredited, have the first compliance audit of the program conducted by an appropriate auditor for the food business. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, each executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 260A , to have also committed the offence. (sec.157-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies to the holder despite any decision, under chapter 4 , part 3 , of the local government that accredited the program about the frequency of compliance audits for the program.