Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess suitability and compliance of proposed food premises
- Written or verbal communication between relevant parties is undertaken in a clear, concise manner to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
- Plans for food safety are checked to ensure adequate risk practices have been incorporated.
- Plans are approved by comparing details against legislative requirements, codes of practice and council requirements.
- Premises are inspected for compliance with approved plans.
- Liaison with other appropriate council departments and authorities is undertaken to ensure relevant approvals are provided.
- Interpretations, assessments and judgements are made that maximise the functionality of premises within relevant legislation and codes of practice.
- Process applications for registration or notification of food premises
- Applications are checked for completeness, accuracy, payment of fees and compliance with relevant legislation.
- Inspection of premises is undertaken to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, codes of practice and council policies and procedures.
- Premises identified as non-compliant are given time frame for meeting requirements and food standards.
- Legal action is commenced against those identified as a serious risk.
- Certificates of registration are checked prior to issue for accuracy, completeness and inclusion of appropriate conditions.
- Administer food premises audits
- Audits are administered in accordance with codes of practice, legislation and council requirements.
- Audits are monitored to ensure that they are carried out at the required frequency.
- Reports of audits are registered on council's management information system.
- Allegations of serious risk are followed up and appropriate action is taken.
- Auditors' recommendations are followed to ensure work is in accordance with criteria and conditions of certification.
- Administer food-sampling analysis
- Sampling program is followed that identifies parameters according to classification, risk and previous history.
- Sampling schedules are established according to legislative and council requirements.
- Procedures for sampling, storage and transport are carried out in accordance with legislative and council requirements.
- Analysis reports are interpreted to determine appropriate further action.
- Investigate food-related problems and complaints
- Need for food-related investigation is identified from assessments and reports and prioritised according to risk factors.
- Appropriate form of investigation is determined based on risk assessment and hazard analysis of the problem.
- Investigation is carried out efficiently within priorities and legislative and council requirements.
- Data and information are collected in accordance with applicable procedures to enable a clear determination of the problem.
- Action on the food-related problem is determined to minimise impact of problem and likelihood of recurrence.
- Report is prepared and submitted via management to council for information or direction.
- Pursue and maintain acceptable food-handling practices
- Strategies to inform and educate food proprietors are developed in accordance with council practices.
- Communication tools are used to inform and educate.
- Food-handling training and education are delivered where required to provide essential competencies in food handling.
- Assessment of food handlers' knowledge and expertise is undertaken, where required.
- Information is provided on recognised external training courses that train and assess in food hygiene and food safety competencies.
- Detect and process food-related offences
- Offence is established through detection of a breach of relevant legislation.
- Information related to offence is collated through a review of existing documentation.
- Additional information is obtained by interview, audit or sampling to substantiate details of the offence.
- Decision to proceed with prosecution, issue warning or not pursue is determined in consultation with departmental or council management.
- Brief is prepared for prosecution that identifies relevant facts and sections of appropriate legislation, codes of practice and council policy.