Notification / Registration of a Food Business - City of Kwinana - Western Australia

Description

Before selling or producing food intended for sale from a fixed, mobile or temporary premises (including vans), you are required to notify or register with the appropriate agency. This will either be the local council where your business will be located or the Department of Health.

The agency that you will need to notify or register with will depend on the location of your business and the type of food you will sell. The Department of Health is the appropriate agency for food businesses related to:

  • public hospitals
  • dairy (primary production, processing, transportation)
  • seafood (primary production or manufacturing of bivalve molluscs)
  • food business not within a local government area (Kings Park, Rottnest Island, the State Athletics Stadium, or the WA Basketball Centre).

The relevant local council is the appropriate agency for all other types of food businesses.

Service type

Licence

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

Ongoing eligibility requirements

Registration conditions may be placed on your food business that ensure compliance with legislation.

Duration

Remains in force until cancelled

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $84.00

Notification to conduct a food business (where notification only applies). Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All -

Premises / vehicle fees:

  • high risk food business - premises / vehicle with no food safety plan - $672.00
  • high risk food business - premises / vehicle with an audited food safety plan - $504.00
  • medium risk food business - premises / vehicle - $504.00
  • low risk food business surveillance fee - premises / vehicle - $168.00
  • very low risk food business surveillance fee - premises / vehicle (surveillance fees are charged on a pro rata basis by the month after 30 September) - fee waived
  • medium and low risk food business - community, sporting, charitable and educational organisation without a liquor licence - fee waived
  • medium and low risk food business - community and sporting clubs with a liquor licence - $168.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Apply Application All $84.00

Registration (includes notification fee). Fees for 2024-25

Further fees may apply. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

General Miscellaneous All $168.00

Assessment fee for lodgement of construction and fit-out plan for a food business, retail pet meat or animal food processing plant. Fees for 2024-25

Act(s) name

Food Act 2008 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Food Regulations 2009 Western Australia

Approval time

Please allow a minimum of 14 business days for approval.

Administering agency

City of Kwinana

Contact details

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