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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 4 · Food Businesses

104. Disallowed activities for non‑licensable food business

(1)

A proprietor of a food business which is not a licensable food business commits an offence if —

(a)

the proprietor engages in conduct, or causes or permits an individual to engage in conduct —

(i)

in the course of carrying on the food business at any premises, which is prescribed in any regulations made under Part 15 as prohibited conduct for that food business; or

(ii)

in certain circumstances in the course of carrying on the food business at any premises, which are prescribed in any regulations made under Part 15 as disallowed circumstances for that food business; and

(b)

the proprietor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the conduct —

(i)

is prescribed in those regulations as prohibited conduct for that food business; or

(ii)

is engaged in circumstances which are prescribed in those regulations as disallowed circumstances for that food business,as the case may be.

(2)

A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

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