Food safety supervisors

All registered food businesses in the ACT must appoint a food safety supervisor. This includes if you are selling food at a declared event.

Food safety supervisors must:

• be properly trained in food safety
• know how to recognise, prevent and lessen food handling hazards
• supervise the correct handling of food by others.

For more information about what type of food safety supervisor training is required for your business or event, read the ACT's Food Training Approval Guidelines.

Appointing a food safety supervisor

1. Complete the food safety supervisor notification form

2. Return it to the Health Protection Service.

New businesses have 30 days after registration to appoint a food safety supervisor.

Food safety supervisor training for businesses

You must complete and pass a food safety training course run by a registered training organisation.

A copy of your completion certificate, as well as proof of completing all training modules must be submitted with your registration application.

Find out more about food safety training.

Training for declared events

Your food safety supervisor must complete the DoFoodSafely or I'm ALERT food safety training.

You must provide your food safety supervisor's completion certification with your declared event registration application.

Find out more about selling food at a declared event.

Selling food for fundraising

Some non-profit community organisations only selling food for fundraising purposes may not have to appoint a food safety supervisor.

Find out more about selling food for fund raising.