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Fee Schedule

The Food Act 2014 enables Council to establish fees to recover the direct and indirect costs of registration, verification, compliance, and monitoring activities for Environmental Health services. The following charges are applicable to all food businesses that are required to be registered in our district, starting from 1 July 2021.

Registration and Renewal Fees

Food Control Plan - Annual registration

$250

National Programme (1-3) - Every two years

$250

Multi-site

$250

Food Operator Verification Fees

These fees include preparation, travel, onsite auditing, reporting, and administration time. If the activity exceeds the limitation hours set below, there will be an extra charge of $125 per hour.

Verification fees

Food Control Plan

$750 (limitation 6 hours)

National Programme 1

$500 (limitation 4 hours)

National Programme 2 and 3

$625 (limitation 5 hours)

Multi-site – Food Control Plan

Single site + hourly rate for additional sites

Multi-site – National Programme

Single site + hourly rate for additional sites

Hourly rate – including for Food Safety Officer work, cancellation or failure to attend verifications, monitoring activities and any additional work

$125

Health Act - Environmental Health Fee Schedule

Hairdresser (including Mobile Hairdresser)

New

$337.00

Transfer

$55.00

Renewal

$337.00

 

Camping Ground

New

$346.00

Transfer

$55.00

Renewal

$346.00

 

Funeral Directors

New

$258.00

Transfer

$55.00

Renewal

$258.00

 

Offensive Trades

New

$258.00

Transfer

$55.00

Renewal

$258.00

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