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Permit to Conduct Trading in a Public Place - Knox City Council - Victoria

Description

You will require this permit if you intend to sell or offer to sell goods in a public place. Public places are:

  • roads
  • footpaths
  • any land that is owned, occupied, maintained, or managed by a local council.

This permit will be required where goods are sold or offered for sale from:

  • the person
  • vehicles
  • caravans
  • trailers
  • tables
  • stalls or booths
  • other similar points of sale.

You may also require this permit if you intend to conduct door-to-door sales.

Please note that this permit may also be required to sell to a person in a public place from premises that is adjacent to that public place.

Service type

Licence

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

Exemptions

If you are a community groups wanting to set up roadside trading for special events such as sell Christmas trees at Christmas, you must apply for a  permit and supply public liability insurance, but are exempt from paying a fee.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this permit, you must provide:

  • your COVID Safe plan
  • a copy of your public liability insurance ($20 million minimum).
  • details relating to any furniture, screens, heaters or other items proposed to be included in your activities
  • a site plan
  • written consent from neighbouring businesses
  • photographs of your proposed site
  • any other required supporting documents.

Duration

As specified on the permit.

Expiry

Permit expires 31st August each year.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $241.00

Roadside trading for one day only. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $475.00

Roadside trading for two to seven days. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $1330.00

Roadside trading for up to a month. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $644.00

Municipal wide trading permit application. You will also need to pay a licence fee. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Licence All $1815.00

Municipal wide trading licence. You will also need to pay an application fee. Fees for 2023-24

Act(s) name

Local Government Act 2020 Victoria

Lodgement process

Apply

You must lodge your application in the form approved by council and accompanied by the required fee.

Administering agency

Knox City Council

Contact details

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