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HOSPITALS (LICENSING AND CONDUCT OF PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSTELS) REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 10

10 .         Food preparation and diet at hostels

        (1)         The licence holder of a hostel is to ensure that constant attention is given to the hygienic and proper storage, preservation and serving of food in the hostel and that —

            (a)         food is supplied in such quantities that the dietary allowances recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council are provided by that food; and

            (b)         residents receive fresh fruit or fruit juice daily; and

            (c)         residents on therapeutic diets or special diets are provided with food appropriate to those diets; and

            (d)         a particular menu is not repeated at an interval of less than 4 weeks; and

            (e)         standard food portion sizes are developed and used as a guide to preparing and serving food; and

            (f)         components of a puree diet are prepared and served as individual food items; and

            (g)         meals are served at reasonable hours, with breakfast not being served before 7 a.m., the midday meal not being served before 12 noon and the evening meal not being served before 5 p.m. and, if the evening meal is served before 5.30 p.m., supper is to be served between 7.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m.

        Penalty: $500.

        (2)         In this regulation —

        National Health and Medical Research Council means the council of that name established by section 6 of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.



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