Food Act 2006
sec.73Application for restoration
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sec.73 Application for restoration
A person who was a licensee may apply to the local government that issued a licence for restoration of the licence. The application must— be made within 30 days after the licence ends; and comply with section 85 . The local government must consider the application and decide to restore, or refuse to restore, the licence. In deciding the application, the local government may have regard to— the matters to which the local government may have regard in deciding whether an applicant for a licence is a suitable person to hold the licence and whether premises under a licence are suitable for carrying on a licensable food business; and the results of audits of an accredited food safety program for the food business under the licence; and the results of inspections to monitor compliance with this Act during the last term of the licence. If the local government decides to refuse to restore the licence, or impose conditions on the licence, the local government must as soon as practicable give the person an information notice for the decision. An expired licence may be restored by issuing another licence to replace it. Subsection (1) does not apply to a licence cancelled under section 82 . (sec.73-ssec.1) A person who was a licensee may apply to the local government that issued a licence for restoration of the licence. (sec.73-ssec.2) The application must— be made within 30 days after the licence ends; and comply with section 85 . (sec.73-ssec.3) The local government must consider the application and decide to restore, or refuse to restore, the licence. (sec.73-ssec.4) In deciding the application, the local government may have regard to— the matters to which the local government may have regard in deciding whether an applicant for a licence is a suitable person to hold the licence and whether premises under a licence are suitable for carrying on a licensable food business; and the results of audits of an accredited food safety program for the food business under the licence; and the results of inspections to monitor compliance with this Act during the last term of the licence. (sec.73-ssec.5) If the local government decides to refuse to restore the licence, or impose conditions on the licence, the local government must as soon as practicable give the person an information notice for the decision. (sec.73-ssec.6) An expired licence may be restored by issuing another licence to replace it. (sec.73-ssec.7) Subsection (1) does not apply to a licence cancelled under section 82 .
- (a) be made within 30 days after the licence ends; and
- (b) comply with section 85 .
- (a) the matters to which the local government may have regard in deciding whether an applicant for a licence is a suitable person to hold the licence and whether premises under a licence are suitable for carrying on a licensable food business; and