Food Regulation 2016
sec.5Prescribed food business— Act , s 99
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sec.5 Prescribed food business— Act , s 99
For section 99 (1) (e) of the Act , the following types of food businesses are prescribed— a relevant facility that processes potentially hazardous food for at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential aged-care facility or childcare centre that prepares meals for persons in its care a relevant facility that serves potentially hazardous food to at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential aged-care facility that serves meals, prepared by an off-site supplier, to persons in its care a ready-for-consumption food business processing ready-for-consumption food that— includes potentially hazardous food; and is for service to at least 6 persons at a time; a cook–chill facility that processes food for service to patients in a private hospital a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for delivery by a delivered meals organisation if the food— includes potentially hazardous food; and is for delivery to at least 6 persons at a time. a Meals on Wheels branch that cooks meals for delivery to frail or aged persons In this section— aged-care facility means— a facility in which residential care, or flexible care in a residential setting, is provided by an approved provider, other than the State, under the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cwlth) ; or a day facility that provides respite care, or rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment, to aged persons. delivered meals organisation means a community organisation delivering meals to the homes of frail or aged persons, or persons with a disability. preparatory year means the year of schooling immediately before year 1. private hospital see the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , section 9 . process means undertaking an activity to prepare food for sale, including chopping, cooking, drying, fermenting, heating, pasteurising, thawing and washing. public sector hospital means a hospital operated by the State. ready-for-consumption food means food that is ready for consumption, including food that may be reheated, portioned or garnished, or food that undergoes similar finishing prior to service. ready-for-consumption food business means a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for service in another facility that is— a relevant facility; or a private hospital; or a public sector hospital. relevant facility means any of the following— an aged-care facility; a facility that provides care, including palliative care, to persons with a terminal illness; a day hospital licensed under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , part 6 , that provides haemodialysis or cytotoxic infusion health services; a QEC approved service under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , other than a school age care service under that Act; an approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , other than— a family day care service under that Law; or an education and care service under that Law providing education and care primarily to children who attend school in the preparatory year or a higher year. respite care means care provided to a person to give the person or their carer a short-term break from their usual care arrangement. (sec.5-ssec.1) For section 99 (1) (e) of the Act , the following types of food businesses are prescribed— a relevant facility that processes potentially hazardous food for at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential aged-care facility or childcare centre that prepares meals for persons in its care a relevant facility that serves potentially hazardous food to at least 6 persons in the facility’s care at a time; a residential aged-care facility that serves meals, prepared by an off-site supplier, to persons in its care a ready-for-consumption food business processing ready-for-consumption food that— includes potentially hazardous food; and is for service to at least 6 persons at a time; a cook–chill facility that processes food for service to patients in a private hospital a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for delivery by a delivered meals organisation if the food— includes potentially hazardous food; and is for delivery to at least 6 persons at a time. a Meals on Wheels branch that cooks meals for delivery to frail or aged persons (sec.5-ssec.2) In this section— aged-care facility means— a facility in which residential care, or flexible care in a residential setting, is provided by an approved provider, other than the State, under the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cwlth) ; or a day facility that provides respite care, or rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment, to aged persons. delivered meals organisation means a community organisation delivering meals to the homes of frail or aged persons, or persons with a disability. preparatory year means the year of schooling immediately before year 1. private hospital see the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , section 9 . process means undertaking an activity to prepare food for sale, including chopping, cooking, drying, fermenting, heating, pasteurising, thawing and washing. public sector hospital means a hospital operated by the State. ready-for-consumption food means food that is ready for consumption, including food that may be reheated, portioned or garnished, or food that undergoes similar finishing prior to service. ready-for-consumption food business means a food business whose principal activity is processing ready-for-consumption food for service in another facility that is— a relevant facility; or a private hospital; or a public sector hospital. relevant facility means any of the following— an aged-care facility; a facility that provides care, including palliative care, to persons with a terminal illness; a day hospital licensed under the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 , part 6 , that provides haemodialysis or cytotoxic infusion health services; a QEC approved service under the Education and Care Services Act 2013 , other than a school age care service under that Act; an approved education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , other than— a family day care service under that Law; or an education and care service under that Law providing education and care primarily to children who attend school in the preparatory year or a higher year. respite care means care provided to a person to give the person or their carer a short-term break from their usual care arrangement.