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Food Act 2014 Registrations

Note: All fees are annual fees unless shown otherwise.

Registration: Receiving and processing of applications for registration of food businesses.

Verification: Undertake verification activities for those premises operating under a Food Control Plan

Registration fees for a Food Control Plan	2026-27
Application for a new Food Control Plan registration	$640
Providing additional tailoring and mentoring services in relation to preparing and implementing a template food control plan (per hour 30-min units)	$210
Renewal of Food Control Plan registration	$365
Significant Amendment to Food Control Plan Registration (does not include subsequent verification costs)	$315
Application for minor amendment of registration details (including but not limited to contact details, trading name, trading operations, processes etc)	$105
Voluntary suspension of Template Food Control Plan registration	$105
Mandatory suspension and/ or cancellation of Template Food Control Plan registration (per hour or part thereof)	$210
Cancelling an audit/verification without giving a minimum of 24 hours' notice before the scheduled date and time of the visit.	$155

Registration fees for a National Programme (Food Act 2014)	2026-27
Application for a new National Programme registration	$640
Renewal of National Programme registration	$365
Significant Amendment to National Programme Registration	$360
Application for a minor amendment of registration details (including but not limited to contact details, trading name, trading operations, processes etc)	$105
Voluntary suspension of National Programme registration	$105
Mandatory suspension and/or cancellation of National Programme registration	$210

Verification Fees for a Food Control Plan and National Programme	2026-27
Verification activities including but not limited to the audit (pre & post), reporting, follow-up, site visits etc ( per hour or part thereof)	$210
Late payment of verification and enforcement fees (% of the total cost as per Food Act)	10%

Compliance and monitoring activities	2026-27
Compliance visit by Food Safety Officer under the Food Act 2014 (including but not limited to the follow up corrective actions, compliance visits, issuing improvement notices, issuing directions, review of improvement notices)	$210 per hour

Other fees	2026-27
Food Control Plan Template - Simply Safe and Suitable	$30
National Programme guidance (hard copy)	$10
All administration, enforcement, verification and registration authority duties/activities not specified above (per hour or part thereof)	$210

Food Business Levy (Ministry for Primary Industries fee)
Levy – per place of business under Food Control Plan	$99.19
Levy – per business under National Programme	$99.19
Collection fee – per invoice	$12.65

Food Act infringement fines
Infringement for failing to register a food control plan or national programme with the appropriate authority in accordance with Food Act 2014:	$450
Other Food Act 2014 infringements in accordance with Food Regulations 2015, Schedule 2 Infringement Offences and Fees:	$300-$450 as specified within Schedule 2

All other registrations

Note: All fees are annual fees unless shown otherwise.

Public Places Bylaw 2022	2026-27
Application for Mobile shop or mobile traders licence	$210
Application for Hawkers or Itinerant traders licence	$210
Any application & or review for a permit, consent, exemption, follow-up visit, variation to condition imposed or request subject to the Public Places Bylaw not specified above (per hour or part thereof)	$210
Registered charitable trusts, schools and non-profit organisations applying for permits or licence	No charge

Hostels Bylaw 2017	2026-27
Residential institutions motels (Hostels Bylaw 2017)	$420
Any application for exemption, compliance/ annual visit, review of notice (per hour or part thereof)	$210
Other	2026-27
Offensive trades (Health Act 1956)	$420
Stock sale yards (Health Act 1956)	$420
Camping grounds (Camping Ground Regulations 1985)	$440
Funeral directors/mortuaries (Health [Burial] Regulations 1946)	$420
Transfer of registration	$350
Return of device that has been seized under the RMA 1991 because of excessive noise	$210
Alarm or other noise deactivation, actual cost because of excessive noise	$210 + actual external costs
Cleansing of Property under s34 or s41 of the Health Act 1956	Actual cost
Monitoring and enforcement required (pursuant to section 97 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996) (per hour or part thereof)	$210
Response to the Resource Management (National Environment Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 associated with Compliance, Monitoring, Evaluating consent application, HAIL search, condition sign-off and Enforcement activities (per hour or part thereof)	$210

Note

Section 205(1) of the Act enables the Council, by resolution, to fix fees to recover the direct and indirect costs of any registration, verification, compliance and monitoring functions performed under the Act after consulting using the special consultative procedure of the LGA.