Accreditation of a Seafood Producer - Tasmania

Description

You will need this accreditation if you intend to be involved in the primary production of seafood. The primary production of seafood includes the following activities undertaken to supply seafood to a food or seafood business:

  • the growing, cultivating, picking, harvesting, collecting or catching of seafood
  • the growing on of seafood
  • the transportation or delivery of seafood
  • the holding of live seafood
  • seafood processing.

Accredited seafood producers need to comply with the Seafood Food Safety Scheme as prescribed by regulation. The Scheme requires accredited seafood producers (e.g. those dealing with cockles, clams, mussels, oysters, pipis, scallops or acting as abalone harvesters, farmers, transporters or processors) to:

  • comply with relevant standards
  • hold an accreditation in order to carry on a business involving the production or processing of seafood
  • prepare and implement an approved food safety program which is audited at least once a year.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this accreditation you must:

  • prepare and implement a food safety program under the Seafood Food Safety Scheme
  • allow the Chief Inspector to make any inspections of premises, plant or equipment as deemed necessary.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Accreditation Fees and Charges (Opens in new window)
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader FAQ's - Primary Produce Safety (Seafood) Regulations 2014 - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Information Sheet - Primary Produce Safety (Seafood) Regulations 2014 - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Primary Produce Safety (Seafood) Regulations 2023 Tasmania

Approval time

60 business days

Administering agency

Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Biosecurity Tasmania

Food Safety Branch

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Supporting information