Environmental health and food premises fees

Food premises registration fees | Food premises verification fees | Other food premises fees | Other environmental health registration fees

These user fees under the Environmental Health Food Act 2014 cover processing compliance costs for food premises registration and verification, as well fees for other premises that need to be registered for environmental health. 


Council's fees for 2025/26 have been confirmed. [PDF 722 KB]

These come into effect on 1 July 2025

Food premises registration fees

Registration and verification fees provide for a set time provision. Any additional time may be subject to the hourly rate of $174.

Environmental Health Food Act 2014: Registration fees

2024/25 Fee

New Food Control Plans (FCP) or National Programme (NP)

$376

Renewal of FCP and NP

$188

New registration multisite business (FCP or NP)

$376
plus $170 for each additional site

Renewal of registration multisite business

$200
plus $83 for each additional site

New FCP or NP (market operator less than 52 time per year)

$200

Amendment to registration

$204
per hour

Significant Amendment to registration

$376

Food premises verification fees

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 $179 per hour.

Environmental Health Food Act 2014: Verification fees

2024/25 Fee

Food Control Plan (FCP)

$716
Deposit
(covers first four hours including administration and processing time)

FCP (low risk cakes and biscuits only that do not require refrigeration)

$179
per hour

National Programme 1 (NP1)

$179
per hour

National Programme 2 (NP2)

$179
per hour

National Programme 3 (NP3)

$179
per hour

Verification multisite business

$179
See FCP or NP charges for first site plus $179 per hour for any other site requiring verification

Unscheduled verification

$179
per hour

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 food premises fees

Other associated fees under Food Act 2014

2024/25 Fee

Corrective Action Request (CAR) follow up, charge per hour

$179
per hour

Investigation resulting in improvement notice or direction

$179
per hour

Follow-up in relation to compliance with an improvement notice or direction

$179
per hour

Processing an application for review of improvement notice

$179
per hour

Monitoring of food safety and suitability

$179
per hour

Investigation and enforcement activity related to registration or complaint

$179
per hour

Technical expert review (advice or verification) associated with an investigation

At cost

Cancelling or rescheduling a verification (less than 48 hours’ notice)

$85

Failure to attend or facilitate a scheduled verification

$179

Mentoring and additional expert support and advice for implementation of  FCP or NP

$179
per hour

Replacement FCP or NP guidance

$43

Replacement Licence

$43

Events – food stall approvals

$179
per hour

Copying and printing. Black and white: A4 – first 20 copies free then per page

$0.30
per page

Copying and printing. Black and white: A3 per page

$0.40
per page

Copying and printing. Colour: A4 per page

$2.70
per page

Copying and printing. Colour: A3 per page

$4.20
per page

Environmental health registration fees

Premises required to be registered under the Health Act 1956 and associated Regulations – current fees

Health Act registration fees

2024/25 Fee

Hairdressers

$244

Funeral directors

$379

Camping grounds

$379