Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Chief Health Officer may adopt national guidelines relating to the administration of this Act.
(2) The Chief Health Officer and other enforcement agencies and authorised officers must comply with the national guidelines adopted under subsection (1) when exercising powers and performing functions under this Act.
(3) A person carrying out duties in the course of carrying on the operations of a food business must comply with the national guidelines adopted under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 500 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 500 penalty units.
(4) In this section:
"national guidelines" means guidelines prepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.