Environmental health and food premises fees

Environmental Health Food Act 2014

Registration and verification fees provide for a set time provision. Any additional time may be
subject to the hourly rate of $185.

Registration fees

Environmental Health Food Act 2014 Registration fees	2025/26 Fee
New Food Control Plans (FCP) or National Programme (NP)	$388
Renewal of FCP and NP	$194
New registration multisite business (FCP or NP) plus a charge for each additional site	$388
	$194
Renewal of registration multisite business plus a charge for each additional site	$194
	$97
New FCP or NP (market operator less than 52 time per year)	$194
Amendment to registration per hour	$185
Significant Amendment to registration	$388
Domestic Food Business Levy*	$66.13
Domestic Food Business Levy Collection fee	$12.65

*Set by MPI, Council collects fee and passes onto MPI.

Verification fees

Environmental Health Food Act 2014: Verification fees	2025/26 Fee
These fees include preparation, travel [within the district] reporting and administration time, if the activity exceeds the maximum hours set, there will be an extra charge of $185 per hour.
Food Control Plan (FCP). Deposit (covers first four hours including administration and processing time)	$739
FCP (low risk cakes and biscuits only that do not require refrigeration) per hour	$185
National Programme 1 (NP1) per hour	$185
National Programme 2 (NP2) per hour	$185
National Programme 3 (NP3) per hour	$185
Verification multisite business see FCP or NP charges for first site plus charge per hour for any other site requiring verification	$185
	$185
Unscheduled verification per hour	$185
Verification outside the district - FCP or NP see cost for verification and add any extra time, actual travel and accommodation costs
Technical expert for verification or unscheduled verification	at cost

Note for verification fees

The Council is not currently verifying National Programme businesses, so this fee is a placeholder. National programme businesses will be verified by third party verifiers, who will set their own charges.

Other associated fees under Food Act 2014

Other associated fees under Food Act 2014	2025/26 Fee
Corrective Action Request (CAR) follow up, charge per hour	$185
Investigation resulting in improvement notice or direction per hour	$185
Follow-up in relation to compliance with an improvement notice or direction per hour	$185
Processing an application for review of improvement notice per hour	$185
Monitoring of food safety and suitability per hour	$185
Investigation and enforcement activity related to registration or complaint per hour	$185
Technical expert review (advice or verification) associated with an investigation	at cost
Cancelling or rescheduling a verification (less than 48 hours’ notice)	$88
Failure to attend or facilitate a scheduled verification	$185
Mentoring and additional expert support and advice for implementation of FCP or NP per hour	$185
Replacement FCP or NP guidance	$44
Replacement licence	$44
Events – food stall approvals per hour	$185
Copying and printing - black and white: A4 – first 20 copies free then per page	$0.30
Copying and printing - black and white: A3 per page	$0.40
Copying and printing - colour: A4 per page	$2.80
Copying and printing - colour: A3 per page	$4.30