9Food safety schemes

9 Food safety schemes

(1)  The regulations may establish a food safety scheme.

(2)  Subject to section 10 , a food safety scheme may do any or all of the following:

(a) specify the primary produce or class of primary produce and the primary production activities or class of primary production activities to which the scheme applies;

(b) make provision for any matter relating to how and where any primary production activity under the scheme is to be carried out including, for example, matters relating to the location, design, condition and operation of any premises, vehicle or equipment used in the primary production activity;

(c) prohibit any primary production activity or class of primary production activities;

(d) specify circumstances in which a person who engages or proposes to engage in any primary production activity under the scheme must be accredited;

(e) make provision for any matter relating to the accreditation of persons who engage or propose to engage in any primary production activity under the scheme;

(f) designate for the purposes of the scheme the powers and functions of the Chief Inspector under this Act (including any powers of delegation) to a body corporate;

(g) establish a body corporate to perform the role of Chief Inspector under the scheme and make provision relating to the body corporate, including provision for the membership of the body corporate, conditions of membership, procedural matters, functions and powers, delegation, financial accounting and auditing and reporting to the Minister;

(h) specify the circumstances in which a person who engages or proposes to engage in any primary production activity under the scheme must prepare and implement a food safety program;

(i) make provision for any matter relating to the content, preparation, implementation and auditing of food safety programs required under the scheme and the approval of such programs by the Chief Inspector;

(j) make provision for any matter relating to the classification, marking or identification of primary produce under the scheme;

(k) make provision for any matter relating to the wholesomeness, sanitation, hygiene and prevention of disease or pathogens in primary produce under the scheme, and the blending or mixing of primary produce under the scheme with any other thing;