Dairy Processor Licence - Tasmania

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to process market milk. Dairy processors are businesses that process market milk and cream into packaged cartons and bottles for sale. Market milk includes:

  • milk for sale for human consumption
  • modified milk, skim milk and flavoured milk for sale for human consumption as a liquid
  • cream for sale for human consumption as a liquid.

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 will need to develop a food safety management system.

Duration

Up to three years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $187.00

Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All -

If you purchase milk directly from a dairy farmer, there is a further licence fee. The rate for the further licence fee is calculated at the rate of 0.00025 fee units for each litre of milk purchased by the diary processor from a dairy farmer during a month. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $5610.00

Issue or renewal of a licence where milk is not purchased directly from a dairy farmer if the estimated intake of milk is more than 2000 tonnes per year. Fees for 2024-25

Apply Licence All $935.00

Issue or renewal of a licence where milk is not purchased directly from a dairy farmer if the estimated intake of milk is 2000 tonnes or less per year. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Dairy Industry Act 1994 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Dairy Industry Regulations 2014 Tasmania

Approval time

60 business days

Administering agency

Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority

Contact details

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

Supporting information