sec.54Immediate suspension

sec.54 Immediate suspension

This section applies if the chief executive officer believes on reasonable grounds the holder of an accreditation has committed, or is committing, a serious food safety offence. The chief executive officer may immediately suspend the accreditation by written notice given to the holder. The notice must state the reason for the decision. Safe Food must, within 7 days after the chief executive officer gives the notice under subsection (2) , give the holder a notice under section 53 (2) . The accreditation is suspended under this section until the earlier of the following happens— Safe Food gives the holder a notice of Safe Food’s decision under section 53 (4) ; the end of 60 days after the notice under subsection (2) was given to the holder. (sec.54-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive officer believes on reasonable grounds the holder of an accreditation has committed, or is committing, a serious food safety offence. (sec.54-ssec.2) The chief executive officer may immediately suspend the accreditation by written notice given to the holder. (sec.54-ssec.3) The notice must state the reason for the decision. (sec.54-ssec.4) Safe Food must, within 7 days after the chief executive officer gives the notice under subsection (2) , give the holder a notice under section 53 (2) . (sec.54-ssec.5) The accreditation is suspended under this section until the earlier of the following happens— Safe Food gives the holder a notice of Safe Food’s decision under section 53 (4) ; the end of 60 days after the notice under subsection (2) was given to the holder.

• (a) Safe Food gives the holder a notice of Safe Food’s decision under section 53 (4) ;
• (b) the end of 60 days after the notice under subsection (2) was given to the holder.