Queensland Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2006 - SECT 72

72 Application for renewal

(1) A licensee may apply to the local government that issued a licence for renewal of the licence.

(2) The application must—

(a) be made within 60 days before the licence ends; and

(b) comply with section 85 .

(3) The local government must consider the application and decide to renew, or refuse to renew, the licence.

(4) In deciding the application, the local government may have regard to—

(a) the matters to which the local government may have regard in deciding whether an applicant for a licence is a suitable person to hold the licence and whether the premises under a licence are suitable for carrying on a licensable food business; and

(b) the results of audits of an accredited food safety program for the food business under the licence; and

(c) the results of inspections to monitor compliance with this Act during the current term of the licence.

(5) If the local government decides to refuse to renew the licence, or impose conditions on the licence, the local government must as soon as practicable give the licensee an information notice for the decision.

(6) A licence may be renewed by issuing another licence to replace it.