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Registration / Notification of a Fixed Food Premises - City of Yarra - Victoria

Description

You will need this registration or notification if you intend to operate a food business from a fixed food premises, such as a café, shop, or factory.

Local councils classify all food businesses in their municipality according to the highest risk food activity undertaken at the food premises. The class of your food premises determines what requirements you will need to meet before registration.

There are five classes of food premises:

  • class 1: premises are where the food being handled or served is to vulnerable people within a hospital, aged care, childcare setting, or by home delivery services
  • class 2: premises that handle potentially hazardous foods
  • class 3A: premises that are home-based businesses and accommodation getaway premises that undertake specific food handling activities.
  • class 3: premises are predominately those that handle low-risk foods or pre-packaged potentially hazardous foods.
  • class 4: premises are predominately handling pre-packaged, low-risk foods.

Please note, you may be required to obtain registration with other specialist regulators. If your business primarily:

  • sells, transports or prepares meat or seafood (such as a butcher or fishmonger), you must register with PrimeSafe
  • wholesales, makes, transports or prepares dairy products (such as milk or cheese products), you must register with Dairy Food Safety Victoria.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

Eligibility requirements for registration or notification vary depending on the classification of your food premises.

You may be required to:

  • develop a food safety program
  • obtain a food safety supervisor certificate
  • undertake an approved food handling course.

Please note, additional planning approval processes may be required by council before registration or notification applications are accepted.

Duration

1 year (registration) or ongoing (notification)

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

For each additional employee over ten:

  • class 1 and 2 - $33.80
  • class 1 and 2 (NFP) - $16.90
  • class 3 - $16.90
  • class 3 (NFP) - $8.45.

Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All

New registration of premises fees:

  • class 1 or 2 - $338.00
  • class 3 - $169.00
  • class 1 or 2 (NFP) - $169.00
  • class 3 (NFP) - $83.50.

Fees for 2024-25

Further fees may apply, please consult the responsible council for specific information on fees to be submitted with your application.

Renew Renewal All

Fees for renewals:

  • class 1 and 2 - $676.00
  • class 1 and 2 (NFP) - $338.00
  • class 3 - $338.00
  • class 3 (NFP) - $169.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Food Act 1984 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Food (Forms and Registration) Regulations 2015 Victoria

Application process

Apply

Important

All food businesses must contact their local council before starting up. Your council will let you know:

  • your registration requirements and any associated fees
  • your food business class (1, 2, 3A, 3 or 4)
  • if you are required to have a food safety program and a food safety supervisor.

Administering agency

City of Yarra

Contact details

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

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