Further Meat Processing Facility Licence - Victoria

Description

You will need this licence to process, pack and / or stores meat or poultry for human consumption.

With this licence, you can:

  • process, store or pack meat products to sell for human consumption by wholesale
  • manufacture smallgoods to sell by wholesale
  • process runners and casings to sell by wholesale
  • retail meat products originating from the further meat processing facility
  • render prime tallow

This licence allows you to operate the following if all the meat and by-products come from your further meat processing facility:

  • retail butcher shop
  • prime tallow processing facility.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

Use the contact details for information about eligibility requirements.

Duration

1 year

Expiry

30 June

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Application fees vary depending on the facility's annual throughput.

  • up to 250 tonnes: $403.00
  • 251 to 500 tonnes: $466.00
  • 501 to 2500 tonnes: $935.00
  • 2501 to 5000 tonnes: $1405.00
  • over 5000 tonnes: $1707.00.

Fees for 2026-27

Apply Licence All

Annual licence fees vary depending on the facility's annual throughput.

  • up to 250 tonnes: $805.00
  • 251 to 500 tonnes: $932.00
  • 501 to 2500 tonnes: $1870.00
  • 2501 to 5000 tonnes: $2809.00
  • over 5000 tonnes: $3414.00.

Fees for 2026-27

Act(s) name

Meat Industry Act 1993 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Meat Industry Regulations 2025 Victoria

Administering agency

Safe Food Victoria

Contact details

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