(1)  A food safety auditor must report in writing to the Chief Inspector the results of any audit or assessment carried out by the food safety auditor for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  A report must –

(a) be in a form approved by the Chief Inspector; and

(b) be submitted to the Chief Inspector within 21 days after the completion of the audit or assessment; and

(c) take into account any action taken before the submission of the report to remedy any deficiency identified by the food safety auditor.

(3)  A food safety auditor must indicate in a report of an audit or assessment –

(a) whether or not the food safety auditor is of the opinion that any relevant primary production activity is being performed in accordance with the requirements of the food safety scheme relating to the food safety program; and

(b) any other requirements of this Act, a food safety scheme or the Food Standards Code that the food safety auditor is of the opinion are being contravened and the manner in which they are being contravened.

(4)  A food safety auditor must report any contravention of this Act, a food safety scheme or the Food Standards Code that comes to the food safety auditor's attention in the course of carrying out an audit or assessment for the purposes of this Act –

(a) that constitutes an imminent and serious risk to the safety of primary produce intended for supply; or

(b) that will cause primary produce intended for supply to be unsuitable for that purpose –

as soon as possible but in any event within 24 hours after the contravention comes to the food safety auditor's attention.

(5)  A food safety auditor must report in writing to the Chief Inspector, giving reasons, if the food safety auditor considers that the frequency of audits of a producer that has been audited by the food safety auditor should be changed.

(6)  A food safety auditor must give a copy of a report provided to the Chief Inspector in relation to an audit or assessment to the producer who is the subject of the audit.