Approval as a Food Safety Auditor - Tasmania

Description

You will need this approval if you intend to undertake regulatory food safety audits of certain types of food businesses that process food for service to vulnerable persons.

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 approval, you must have relevant technical skills and experience, and inform the agency of any direct or indirect interest you have in any food business.

Under the Automatic Mutual Recognition scheme (AMR), if you are an Australian-based auditor who resides outside of Tasmania, you can work as an approved regulatory food safety auditor if you:

  • hold a current and equivalent approval or license issued by the relevant authority in your home jurisdiction, and
  • notify the Department of Health (Tasmania) of your intention to work in Tasmania.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $227.36

Fees for 2026-27

Act(s) name

Food Act 2003 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Food Regulations 2022 Tasmania

Approval time

Uncomplicated and routine applications are assessed and processed within 21 business days.

Administering agency

Department of Health

Public Health Services

Contact details

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