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Getting
Started
Download Self Learning Guide (PDF)
Application:
All enterprises and individuals wishing to
participate in B-Qual are required to complete a B-QUAL Registration Form and
lodge that application with AUS-QUAL.
How
much does it cost to be B-QUAL Accredited?
(a)
Initial Cost (Approx. $620-00)
Registration (No cost)
Training Course $220 (Inc. GST)
Initial Audit Fee $400* (Inc. GST)**
*Approximate only: four (4) hours with travel
included; variation would relate to size and scope of enterprise and other
activities that may be relevant to the participant.
(b)
Ongoing Cost ($310-00)
Annual Accreditation Renewal Fees $110 (Inc.
GST)
Biennial Audit* Fee $200-00**
(Inc GST)
(c)
Recreational Beekeepers (Less than 50 hives)
Annual Accreditation Renewal Fees $55 (Inc. GST)
Biennial Audit* Fee $200-00**
(Inc GST)
(d)
Umbrella Groups
Annual
Accreditation Renewal Fees $110
Annual Audit $880 (Inc. GST)
*Biennial audit is possible if an enterprise
has undertaken an audit without identified non-conformances in the previous
year and the beekeeper sells honey to packers accompanied by a
vendor declaration and honey has not been sold direct to the public.
**Costs are indicative only and would
apply to biennial auditing.
Education
Program
All
enterprises and members of Umbrella Groups are required to participate in the
B-Qual education program prior to accreditation being granted.
The
B-Qual education program materials contain a copy of all the required
documentation for accreditation. The
package includes the:
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B-QUAL Self Learning Program;
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Approved Supplier Manual;
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Site Folder (Records/References); and
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Risk Management and Plant Folder (Food Safety Plan)
Each
enterprise is required to develop a quality system that addresses the relevant
sections of the education program materials prior to B-Qual Accreditation being
granted.
Enterprise
Auditing:
Each B-QUAL Accredited enterprise is visited
biennially or annually to monitor compliance to their approved QA system.
Audits are conducted by B-Qual auditors contracted to AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd as the
National Service Provider (NSP). Biennial
auditing is available under certain conditions; however, B-Qual reserves the
right to audit all participants through an annual surveillance program as they
determine from time to time.
Enterprises that
are found not to be following their QA system will be visited more frequently
to assist them with any changes to maintain their accreditation. These
additional audits are charged at a full commercial rate as previously noted.
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