Tasmanian Numbered Acts

FOOD ACT 1998 (NO. 30 OF 1998) - SECT 49

49. Certificate of analysis

      (1) A person in charge of an authorised laboratory must provide a certificate in the approved form setting out the result of any analysis of a sample to any person who submitted the sample.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

      (2) A person in charge of an authorised laboratory, on payment of a prescribed fee, must provide a copy of the certificate of analysis to the following if so requested:

(a) the person from whom the sample is obtained;

(b) the person who submitted the sample;

(c) the manufacturer of the food comprised in the sample or the manufacturer's agent.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

      (3) Except as provided in this section, a person is not entitled to receive a copy of a certificate of analysis or any other report or confirmation concerning the result of an analysis.