Food business registration fees and charges

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Fees and charges apply when you register your food business under the Food Act 1984.

About fees and charges

Food Act registration fees are paid on an annual basis from 1 January to 31 December.

Fees can be applied on a half year pro-rata basis depending on when your application and payment are received.

All Food Act registrations are valid until 31 December regardless of when you apply during the year.

We will send you a renewal notice towards the end of the year. If you continue to operate into the following year, you have to pay the full 12 months registration fee.

Find out how to register your food business

Current fees and charges

The following fees and charges apply from 1 January to 31 December 2024.

No GST is applicable.

Classification	Type of premises	Annual fee
Class 1A	Hospitals	$713
Class 1B	Aged care facilities child care services meals on wheels.	$548
Class 2A	Supermarkets with 3 or more departments	$2,313
Class 2B	Supermarkets with 2 or less departments bakeries small food manufacturers restaurants take away food premises caterers market stalls (high risk).	$713
Class 2ES	Supermarkets with 3 or more departments that hold a non-standard food safety program	$2,434
Class 2E	Food premises that hold a non-standard food safety program and are subject to independent audit (except supermarkets)	$580
Class 2HB	Home businesses	$509
Class 3	Accommodation meals health food premises bars kiosks fruit and vegetable premises confectionary packaging food vehicles pre-packaged food premises (high risk) full year sporting clubs market stalls (low risk) distributors importers wineries large warehouses.	$401
Class 3S	Large supermarkets that sell potentially hazardous pre-packed foods	$1,826
Class 3 Club	Seasonal sporting clubs	$203
Class 2 and 3 Community Groups	Registered not-for-profit organisations	$180

Other fees and charges

The following fees and charges apply from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Includes GST.

Service	Fee
Premises enquiry inspection – prior to sale (4 working day turnaround)	$395
Premises enquiry inspection – prior to sale (10 working day turnaround)	$290
Premises enquiry inspection – 2nd and subsequent requests	$130
Establishment fee – Food Act	$395
Establishment fee – home based food and mobile food businesses	$185
Establishment fee – Public Health and Wellbeing Act	$185
Lodgement fee for new registration application	$80
Archived records retrieval fee	$38

Late fees – registration renewals

If you do not pay your registration renewal fee by 31 December, you will incur a late penalty fee of 25 per cent of the annual fee.

Further late penalties apply if registration renewal fees are not paid by the deadlines given.

This may also result in legal action.

Let us know if you are unable to pay your registration renewal by 31 December or you do not wish to continue operating your business.

Need help?

Email [email protected] and we will come back to you.

Or call our Health Services team on 9298 8000.