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Food business licence - Cook Shire Council - Queensland

Description

You will need this licence if you are a for-profit business that intends to make food or sell unpackaged food by retail. You will also require a food business licence if you are a non-profit organisation that sells meals at a particular place on 12 or more days each financial year.

This licence applies to all locations and food business types, whether you are based in commercial premises, at home or from a vehicle or stall.

If you are going to operate as a mobile food business, you only need one food business licence in one of the local government areas within which you intend to operate. A mobile food business includes:

  • vehicles from which you sell unpackaged food by retail
  • food vending machines
  • water carriers delivering drinking water.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence, you must:

  • meet the requirements set out in legislation
  • provide any plans or drawings
  • appoint a Food Safety Supervisor who is available when the business is operating.

You may also be required to have an accredited Food Safety Program.

It is advised that you talk to your council before applying.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Depending on the requirements in your licence, you may also be subject to audits at a frequency determined by the council.

Duration

Maximum of three years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All -

Food business application:

  • low risk business - $386.00
  • medium risk business - $407.00
  • high risk business - $427.00.

Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All - Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.
Apply Application All -

Saturday market - food stall with no use of Council electricity:

  • one day ??? $50.00
  • one year ??? $205.00.

Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All -

Saturday market - food stall with using Council electricity:

  • one day ??? $62.00
  • one year ??? $245.00.

Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All - Three day events - food stalls and roadside vendors (per site):
  • using Council electricity - $145.00
  • not using Council electricity - $93.00
Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All - Roadside vending:
  • using Council electricity - $670.00
  • not using Council electricity - $335.00

Fees for 2021-22
Apply Application All $77.00

Temporary food business licence for a one off event. Fees for 2021-22
Apply Licence All $59.00

Amendment to a foo business licence (premises location change only - issue of licence only). Fees for 2021-22
Apply Licence All $427.00

Premises change (including inspection fee and issue of licence). Fees for 2021-22
Apply Renewal All -

Food business renewal:

  • low risk business - $221.00
  • medium risk business - $242.00
  • high risk business - $263.00.

Fees for 2021-22
Renew Renewal All $205.00

Saturday market - food stall with no use of Council electricity. Fees for 2021-22
Renew Renewal All $245.00

Saturday market - food stall with using Council electricity. Fees for 2021-22
Renew Renewal All -

Roadside vending:

  • using Council electricity - $670.00
  • not using Council electricity - $335.00

Fees for 2021-22
Vary Variation All $59.00

Amendment fee (contact details or trading name change only). Fees for 2021-22

Additional information

If you intend to operate a water carrier as part of your mobile food business, you will need to follow the guidelines outlined in the authorising legislation.

Administering agency

Cook Shire Council

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Please use these contact details for help or more information:

Customer Service Team

Cook Shire Council

 Queensland
Operating address: 10 Furneaux Street
Cooktown, Queensland 4895
Mailing address: PO BOX 3
Cooktown, Queensland 4895
Phone: 07 4082 0500
Fax: 07 4982 0588
Email: mail@cook.qld.gov.au
Website: Cook Shire Council (Opens in new window)

Supporting information

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