17Approval of registered training organisations to issue food safety supervisor certificates—the Act, s 106H(2) and (3)

17 Approval of registered training organisations to issue food safety supervisor certificates—the Act, s 106H(2) and (3)

17 Approval of registered training organisations to issue food safety supervisor certificates—the Act, s 106H(2) and (3)

(1) A registered training organisation may apply to the Food Authority for approval under the Act, section 106H as an approved training organisation for the purposes of issuing food safety supervisor certificates.

(2) The application must be—

(a) in the approved form, and

(b) accompanied by—

(i) the information required by the Food Authority to decide the application, and

(ii) an application fee of $100, and

(iii) an approval fee of $1,200.

(3) The Food Authority may decide the application by—

(a) granting the application, with or without conditions, or

(b) refusing the application.

(4) If the Food Authority grants the application, the Authority must issue the applicant with a written approval setting out any conditions to which the approval is subject.

(5) If the Food Authority refuses the application, the Authority must—

(a) give written notice of the refusal to the applicant setting out the reasons for the refusal, and

(b) refund to the applicant the approval fee lodged with the application.

(6) This section applies to an application for renewal of an approval under the Act, section 106H in the same way as it applies to an application for an approval.

(7) No application fee is payable in relation to an application for renewal of an approval.

(8) A registered training organisation must not conduct training and assessment for the issue of a food safety supervisor certificate unless the organisation is an approved training organisation.

(9) In this section—

registered training organisation means a registered training organisation within the meaning of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth.