Guide · updated November 2026
Food Safety Supervisor requirements
Food Safety Supervisor certificates come from a registered training organisation (in NSW, one approved by the NSW Food Authority) and must be renewed at least every 5 years. The supervisor must be reasonably available while the business operates.
Category one and category two businesses both need one. Every food handler needs food safety skills and knowledge. Free online food handler training is available from FSANZ and several state agencies, but free food handler training doesn't make someone a Food Safety Supervisor.
Sources: FSANZ: Standard 3.2.2A overview · FSANZ: Evidence tool (record templates) · FSANZ: Cooling and reheating food · Queensland Government: Standard 3.2.2A · WA Health: Food safety management tools
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