Queensland Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2006 - SECT 53

(1) The application must state all of the following--

(a) if the applicant is a corporation--

(i) the corporation's name; and

(ii) the names of its directors; and

(iii) the address of its registered office under the Corporations Act;

(b) if the applicant is an incorporated association--

(i) the incorporated association's name; and

(ii) the names of the members of its management committee; and

(iii) the address of its registered office under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981;

(c) for an applicant other than an entity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), the applicant's name and address;

(d) for fixed premises, the address of the premises;

(e) for mobile premises--

(i) a description of the premises that includes the registration number if the premises are a vehicle that is required to be registered; and

(ii) an address, in the area of the local government to which the application is made, at which the premises may be inspected for deciding the application;

(f) for temporary premises, the proposed location of the premises;

(g) a brief description of the food business proposed to be carried on under the licence;

Examples--

cafe, restaurant, smallgoods manufacturing, catering, takeaway pizza shop

(h) if the food business involves off-site catering--the make and model of each food transport vehicle proposed to be used for the business, including the registration number if the vehicle is required to be registered;

(i) if the applicant (or, if the applicant is a corporation or an incorporated association, an executive officer of the corporation or a member of the association's management committee) has a conviction for a relevant offence, other than a spent conviction--details of the offence and the circumstances of its commission;

(j) the details, required in the approved form for the application, to enable the local government to decide whether--

(i) the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence; and

(ii) the premises from which the food business is to be carried on are suitable for carrying on the business;

(k) if known by the applicant, the name and contact details of the proposed food safety supervisor for the food business;

Editor's note--

See section 86 for requirement for licensee to have a food safety supervisor.

(l) the term for which the licence is sought.

(2) In this section--

food transport vehicle, for a food business that involves off-site catering, means a vehicle, other than mobile premises, used to transport food for the business.