Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014
sec.56Safe Food may vary frequency of audits
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sec.56 Safe Food may vary frequency of audits
This section applies despite the frequency of audits Safe Food is required to conduct under this division for the grant or renewal of an accreditation for a food safety scheme. Safe Food may decide to conduct audits less frequently if Safe Food considers it is appropriate in the circumstances that audits be conducted less frequently. If an applicant is applying for renewal of an accreditation under a food safety scheme and the applicant has demonstrated at previous audits that the activities audited comply with the scheme, Safe Food may decide that a compliance audit of the applicant’s program under section 53 (2) , 54 (2) or 55 (2) is not required. If Safe Food decides to vary the frequency of audits under this section, Safe Food must give the accreditation holder written notice of the decision. (sec.56-ssec.1) This section applies despite the frequency of audits Safe Food is required to conduct under this division for the grant or renewal of an accreditation for a food safety scheme. (sec.56-ssec.2) Safe Food may decide to conduct audits less frequently if Safe Food considers it is appropriate in the circumstances that audits be conducted less frequently. If an applicant is applying for renewal of an accreditation under a food safety scheme and the applicant has demonstrated at previous audits that the activities audited comply with the scheme, Safe Food may decide that a compliance audit of the applicant’s program under section 53 (2) , 54 (2) or 55 (2) is not required. (sec.56-ssec.3) If Safe Food decides to vary the frequency of audits under this section, Safe Food must give the accreditation holder written notice of the decision.