FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 82
FOOD ACT 2008 - SECT 82
82 . Approval of laboratories
(1) The CEO may
approve laboratories for the purposes of carrying out analyses under this Act.
(2) A person providing
or intending to provide analysis services at a laboratory may apply, in the
approved form, to the CEO for an approval of the laboratory under this
Division.
(3) The application
must be accompanied by —
(a) any
information that the CEO requires to determine the application; and
(b) the
fee, if any, prescribed by the regulations.
(4) The CEO may after
considering an application for approval —
(a)
grant the application, with or without conditions; or
(b)
refuse the application.
(5) If the CEO grants
an application for approval, the CEO must issue the applicant with a written
approval that sets out any conditions to which the approval is subject.
(6) If the CEO refuses
an application for approval, the CEO must give notice of the refusal in
writing to the applicant setting out the reasons for the refusal.