Food Regulations 2022
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5 Food safety obligations of relevant food business
(1) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2024, No. 5, Applied:21 Feb 2024] [Regulation 5 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2024, No. 5, Applied:21 Feb 2024] The proprietor of a relevant food business in relation to a child care centre must ensure that –
(a) the following plans are prepared before food is handled by any person at the child care centre:
(i) a cleaning plan that sets out the steps to comply with clause 19 of Standard 3.2.2 that will be taken at the child care centre;
(ii) an equipment-sanitising plan that sets out the steps to comply with clause 20 of Standard 3.2.2 that will be taken at the child care centre; and
(b) the current version of each plan, referred to in paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) , is kept on site at the child care centre.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.
(2) The proprietor of a relevant food business in relation to a child care centre must ensure that, at least once each day, the temperature of food that is stored at the child care centre in accordance with clause 6(2)(a) of Standard 3.2.2 is measured and recorded.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(3) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2024, No. 5, Applied:21 Feb 2024] [Regulation 5 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2024, No. 5, Applied:21 Feb 2024] The proprietor of a relevant food business in relation to a child care centre must ensure that, at least once each day, the temperature of food that is processed at the child care centre in accordance with clause 7(1)(b)(ii) of Standard 3.2.2 is measured and recorded.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(4) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (4) amended by S.R. 2024, No. 5, Applied:21 Feb 2024] The proprietor of a relevant food business in relation to a child care centre must ensure that a record is made of –