Food Business Registration - NT - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to operate a food business. A food business is involved in either handling food intended for sale or selling food. This includes activities that involve handling or selling food on one occasion only.

Please note that you must register at least 30 days before your food business opens.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

1 year

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	New food business registration: Priority 1 risk - $253.00 Priority 2 risk - $126.00 Priority 3 risk - $63.00 Priority 4 risk - no fee required. Fees for 2024-25
Renew	Renewal	All	Renewal of registration: Priority 1 risk - $204.00 Priority 2 risk - $98.00 Priority 3 risk - $49.00 Priority 4 risk - no fee required. Fees for 2024-25
Vary	Variation	All	Variation of registration conditions: Priority 1 risk - $126.00 Priority 2 risk - $63.00 Priority 3 risk - $31.00 Priority 4 risk - no fee required. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Register a Food Business (Opens in new window)
Apply	All	Renew a Food Business Registration (Opens in new window)
Renew	All	Cancel a Food Business Registration (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Food Act 2004 Northern Territory

Regulation(s) name

Food Regulations 2014 Northern Territory

Approval time

Applications are processed within 30 days from the date you submit a complete application or 30 days from the request of any further information.

Administering agency

Department of Health

Contact details

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Barkly

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Tennant Creek Hospital 45 Schmidt Street Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 0860
Mailing address:	PO BOX 346 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 0861
Phone:	08 8962 4302
Fax:	08 8962 4420
Email:	envirohealthca@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Central Australia

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Peter Sitzler Building 67 Stuart Highway Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0870
Mailing address:	PO BOX 721 Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871
Phone:	08 8955 6122
Fax:	08 8952 5927
Email:	envirohealthca@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Darwin

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	Casuarina Plaza Floor 2 258 Trower Road Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811
Mailing address:	PO BOX 40596 Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811
Phone:	08 8922 7377
Fax:	08 8922 7036
Email:	envirohealthte@nt.gov.au

**Please use these contact details for help or more information:**

Environmental Health - Katherine

Department of Health
Northern Territory
Operating address:	2nd Floor, O'Keefe House, Katherine Hospital Katherine NT 0850
Mailing address:	PRIVATE BAG 73 Katherine, Northern Territory 0852
Phone:	08 8973 9061
Phone:	08 8973 9062
Fax:	08 8973 9063
Email:	envirohealthte@nt.gov.au

Supporting information

Register a Food Business (Opens in new window)

Home-Based and Mobile Food Businesses (Opens in new window)

Food Business Registration - Northern Territory