New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATION 2004 - REG 20

20 Charges for inspections and audits

(1) The charge payable for the carrying out by the Food Authority of:

(a) any inspection for the purposes of the Act in relation to a licence or application for a licence, or

(b) any audit of any food safety program or proposed food safety program required by this Regulation,

is $143.08 per hour with a minimum charge of half an hour (excluding time spent in travelling) plus $35.77 for travelling expenses.

(2) The Food Authority may increase the amounts referred to in subclause (1) annually in accordance with the annual percentage increase (if any) in the Consumer Price Index (All Groups Index) for Sydney issued by the Australian Statistician.

(3) The charges payable under this clause are payable to the Food Authority.

(4) The Food Authority may reduce or waive payment of a charge in a particular case or class of cases.