Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FOOD AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 4 OF 2012) - SECT 4

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84A     Display of closure notices

    (1)     This section applies if a prohibition order—

        (a)     is served on the proprietor of a food business; and

        (b)     directs the proprietor not to use particular premises of the business for—

              (i)     the sale of food; or

              (ii)     the handling of, or doing of any other thing to, food intended for sale.

    (2)     A notice (a "closure notice")—

        (a)     must be placed at each public entrance to the premises of the food business by an authorised officer as soon as practicable after the prohibition order is served on the proprietor of the business; and

        (b)     may be removed only if—

              (i)     a clearance certificate is issued for the prohibition order to which the notice relates; or

              (ii)     an authorised officer removes the notice to reposition, update or correct the notice.

84B     Contents of closure notices

A closure notice displayed at the premises of a food business must contain the following information:

        (a)     the name and address of the business;

        (b)     a statement that the business is subject to a prohibition order under this Act;

        (c)     the date the order was made;

        (d)     that it is an offence to interfere with the display or contents of the notice;

        (e)     the words ‘ACT Government' and ‘Health Directorate' at the head of the notice;

        (f)     any other information the chief health officer considers appropriate to include.

84C     Interference with closure notice

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     a closure notice is placed at the premises of a food business by an authorised officer; and

        (b)     the person engages in conduct that results in the notice being moved from where it was placed by the authorised officer; and

        (c)     the person is reckless about whether the notice would be moved from where it was placed

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     a closure notice is placed at the premises of a food business by an authorised officer; and

        (b)     the person engages in conduct that results in any part of the notice being obscured or defaced; and

        (c)     the person is reckless about whether the notice would be obscured or defaced.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.