12Accreditation

12 Accreditation

(1)  Subject to subregulation (2) , the proprietor of an egg business involved in egg production or egg processing is required to be accredited under the egg food safety scheme.

(2)  The proprietor of an egg business is not required to be accredited under the egg food safety scheme if the egg business carried on by the proprietor, whether alone or in association with others –

(a) supplies less than 20 dozen eggs in each calendar week; and

(b) does not supply egg product other than whole raw eggs with intact shells.

(3)  For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a) , an egg business is taken to, in the absence of proof to the contrary, supply 20 dozen eggs or more in each calendar week if the egg business keeps or manages 50 egg-laying birds or more at any one time.

(4)  The proprietor of an egg business who, under subregulation (2) , is not required to be accredited under the egg food safety scheme must –

(a) notify the Chief Inspector, in a form approved by the Chief Inspector, of information with respect to –

(i) the proprietor’s name and address; and

(ii) the number, and type, of egg-laying birds being kept by the proprietor for the purposes of egg production; and

(iii) the address of the premises at which the egg-laying birds are being kept; and

(b) apply a unique identifying mark or stamp, that has been approved by the Chief Inspector for use by the proprietor, to eggs that are to be sold or supplied by that person for human consumption.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(5)  If a proprietor gives notification of information to the Chief Inspector in accordance with subregulation (4)(a) , the proprietor must notify the Chief Inspector of any change to that information so notified as soon as practicable after the change occurs.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.