Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Safe Food must consider the application and either grant or renew the approval, with or without conditions, or refuse the application.
(2) However, Safe Food may grant or renew the approval only if satisfied--
(a) the applicant has the necessary expertise or experience to carry out the functions of an auditor; and
(b) if the Minister has given Safe Food a written notice of a public sector policy relating to the approval of auditors under section 16(1), the policy has been complied with.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), in deciding whether the applicant has the necessary expertise or experience Safe Food may have regard to any guidelines about auditing practices approved by Safe Food.
(4) Safe Food may only approve guidelines mentioned in subsection (3) if it has consulted with the advisory committee about the guidelines.