Please supply:
1) the total number of inspections carried out in the 2012-2013
financial year, broken down into the following categories of
inspected business:
a) Commercial Vessel Operation No prior arrangements made, inspections
undertaken randomly and speculatively while on patrols. Number undertaken is
not known, but several hundred.
b) Camping Grounds Inspections 90% of camping ground inspections receive
advanced warning. 37 such inspections were completed last year.
c) Food Sale and Preparation. All 9 premises operating FCPs receive
advanced warning of a visit. Of the remaining 314 inspections undertaken last
year, about 25% receive advanced warning (typically as they do not operate
regular hours and it is necessary to check when they will be available for the
inspection) and the remainder receive no advanced warning.
d) Funeral Directors We have 2 and they both receive advanced warning to
ensure that they will be available.
e) Hairdressers 33 inspections undertaken last year, about 25% receive
advanced warning (typically as they do not operate regular hours and it is
necessary to check when they will be available for the inspection) and the
remainder receive no advanced warning.
f) Liquor Licensing 151 inspections undertaken last year, about 60%
receive advanced warning (typically as they may not operate regular hours and
it is necessary to check when they will be available for the inspection or it
is necessary to check when the licensee is available) and the remainder
receive no advanced warning.
g) Offensive Trades 6 inspections undertaken last year, all receive
advanced warning (typically as they do not operate regular hours and it is
necessary to check when they will be available for the inspection) and the
remainder receive no advanced warning.
h) Rest Home or Private Hospital No inspections of such facilities.
i) Other, not categorised
2) the number of the above inspections for which a forewarning of
inspection was given the inspected business; See detail above.
3) where notification was given to any business with the above
categories before an inspection was carried out, the median and
maximum amount of time given between notifying that an inspection
would take place, and the actual inspection. Degree of advanced notice
varies from a few hours to several days. The intention of providing advanced
warning is generally to ensure that critical persons are present or that the
premises (which may be over three hours drive from the office) are open at the
time the inspection or audit is undertaken. The process is not intended to
provide a period in which the subject can prepare for the inspection or audit.