Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person may apply to the chief health officer for the registration of a food business conducted by the person.
Note 1 A fee may be determined under s 150 (Determination of fees) for an application for registration under this section.
Note 2 If a form is approved under s 151 (Approved forms) for an application, the form must be used.
(2) The chief health officer may require the person to give the chief health officer any information that the chief health officer reasonably requires to decide the application (including, for example, the design and fit-out specifications of the premises proposed to be used in relation to the handling of food intended for sale or the sale of food).
(3) The chief health officer may register or refuse to register the food business.
(4) In deciding whether to register the food business, the chief health officer may have regard to—
(a) whether the proposed premises are fit for their intended use; and
(b) any contraventions of this Act by the person; and
(c) any other matter relevant to the handling of food intended for sale or the sale of food.
Note If an employee contravenes a provision of this Act, the employer is taken to have contravened that provision, see s 127.
(5) For subsection (4) (a), premises are not fit for their intended use if a certificate of occupancy or certificate of regularisation under the Building Act 1972 has not been issued for the premises or the part of the premises proposed to be used in relation to the handling of food intended for sale or the sale of food.
(6) The registration of a food business is for 1 year beginning on the day the chief health officer registers the food business.