Notification / Registration of a Food Business - City of Armadale - 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 $222.00

Fees for 2024-25

Apply Inspection All -

Risk assessment inspection fees:

  • low risk - $210.00
  • medium risk - $466.50
  • high risk - $640.50.

Fees for 2024-25

Vary Variation All $76.00

Change of ownership. Fees for 2024-25

Vary Variation All $52.00

Change of minor details. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Food Business Guidelines - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Food Business Operating from Home Kitchen - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply Company, Co-operative, Other, Partnership, Sole Trader Information Required With an Application to Alter or Construct a Food Premises - PDF (Opens in new window)
Comply All Starting a Food Business in WA (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Food Act 2008 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

Food Regulations 2009 Western Australia

Local law(s) name

Health Local Laws 2002

Administering agency

City of Armadale

Contact details

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