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Seafood Retailer or Wholesaler Licence - Victoria

Description

You will require this licence if you intend to sell seafood for human consumption. There are three categories of this licence:

  • seafood wholesaler
  • seafood retailer
  • seafood retailer (vehicle / boat).

Each category allows different actions to be undertaken:

  • seafood wholesaler is authorised to sell seafood by wholesale or retail, and may only process the seafood to the extent necessary to preserve it (such as storing, chilling and freezing)
  • seafood retailer is authorised to sell seafood by retail, and to undertake an incidental amount of wholesaling
  • seafood retailer is authorised to sell seafood from a vehicle or boat.

If you intend to undertake processing activities such as filleting or canning, you will need to be licensed as a seafood processor.

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:

  • put in place a quality assurance program (food safety plan) including the following components: Organisational Chart, Cleaning Program, Maintenance Program, Pest Control Program, Training Program, Calibration Program, Traceability Program, Recall Program, Management Review, Internal Review, and Process control program identifying process control in place to ensure wholesome seafood and seafood products are produced
  • provide PrimeSafe with a copy of the contract, or written advice from the approved Accredited Certification Body, confirming that you have engaged the approved body to enable an audit of the Quality Assurance program
  • ensure that the facility complies with the construction requirements of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

You must comply with current industry codes of practice and any conditions placed on the operation of the licence such as compliance with a food safety program. The agency must be advised in writing if any of the following changes are made to a business:

  • the licensed operator of the facility changes, or the facility ceases to operate or changes ownership
  • an administrator, receiver or liquidator is appointed.

Duration

Annual

Expiry

Licences expire on 31 December each year.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $375.00

Retailer licence application fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Application All -

Wholesale licence application fees range between $499 and $4989 based on annual throughput. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All $749.00

Retailer licence fee. Fees for 2024-25
Apply Licence All -

Wholesale licence fees range between $998 and $9977 based on annual throughput. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Seafood Safety Act 2003 Victoria

Administering agency

PrimeSafe

Contact details

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

Supporting information

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