Food Act 2006
sec.56Criteria for granting application
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sec.56 Criteria for granting application
The local government may grant the application only if satisfied of all of the following— the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence; the premises from which the food business is to be carried on are suitable for carrying on the business; if the application is accompanied by a proposed food safety program for the food business— the proposed food safety program complies with section 98 ; and implementation of the program is reasonably likely to effectively control the food safety hazards of the business. To decide if it is satisfied about the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (c) , the local government must obtain and consider the written advice of an auditor about whether or not the auditor considers the food safety program complies with section 98 . (sec.56-ssec.1) The local government may grant the application only if satisfied of all of the following— the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence; the premises from which the food business is to be carried on are suitable for carrying on the business; if the application is accompanied by a proposed food safety program for the food business— the proposed food safety program complies with section 98 ; and implementation of the program is reasonably likely to effectively control the food safety hazards of the business. (sec.56-ssec.2) To decide if it is satisfied about the matters mentioned in subsection (1) (c) , the local government must obtain and consider the written advice of an auditor about whether or not the auditor considers the food safety program complies with section 98 .
- (a) the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence;
- (b) the premises from which the food business is to be carried on are suitable for carrying on the business;
- (c) if the application is accompanied by a proposed food safety program for the food business— (i) the proposed food safety program complies with section 98 ; and (ii) implementation of the program is reasonably likely to effectively control the food safety hazards of the business.
- (i) the proposed food safety program complies with section 98 ; and
- (ii) implementation of the program is reasonably likely to effectively control the food safety hazards of the business.
- (i) the proposed food safety program complies with section 98 ; and
- (ii) implementation of the program is reasonably likely to effectively control the food safety hazards of the business.