Food Business Licence

Food business licence

Fees and charges

2014-15

* Fees and charges are GST exempt. All other fees include GST.

Food Business includes:

Food manufacturer, cafe/restaurant, takeaway food bars, delicatessen, caterer, baker/patisserie, child care centre, hospital/care facility, mobile food vehicle, residential service under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002, fruit and vegetable processing, accommodation meals, beverage manufacturer, food shop, food vending machine and annual temporary food stall.

Note: add together the applicable fees to get the total amount payable.

Application types / Size / rating / Design requirement
assessment / Application fee
Design assessment application or amendment (significant)^
/ Minor < 250 sq m (includes mobile food vehicles) / *$345
Medium > 250- 1,000 sq m / *$565
Major > 1,000 sq m / *$749
New licenceapplication / Minor < 250 sq m (includes mobile food vehicles) / N/A / *$707
Medium > 250- 1,000 sq m / N/A / *$960
Major > 1,000 sq m / N/A / $2980

Renewal application

Note: the issue of a licence certificate is included in the renewal fee.

Size / Eat Safe Brisbane / Fee
Minor < 250 sq m (includes mobile food vehicles)
5 Star / *$348
4 Star / *$522
3 Star / *$661
2 Star / *$707
0 Star / *$707
Medium > 250- 1,000 sq m
5 Star / *$476
4 Star / *$713
3 Star / *$905
2 Star / *$960
0 Star / *$960
Major > 1,000 sq m
5 Star / *$1495
4 Star / *$2237
3 Star / *$2928
2 Star / *$2980
0 Star / *$2980

Eat Safe Brisbane Fees

Fees applicable under the food premises rating scheme food businesses are assigned a star rating of 0, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars.

Description / Fee
Audit review fee- any floor area / *$286

Reassessment audit

Size / rating / Application fee
Minor < 250 sq m (includes mobile food vehicles) / *$696
Medium > 250- 1,000 sq m / *$951
Major > 1,000 sq m / *$2980

Inspection report

Any floor area / Application fee
Inspection report – any floor area / *$411

Temporary food stall

New applications /

Application fee

Up to 4 consecutive days / Up to 12 consecutive days
High risk - to be determined by the type of food and processes involved.
Applies to temporary food stalls which by the way they are handling food and the processes used are considered high risk. High risk includes full preparation and / or cooking. Examples would be reheating, pre prepared high risk foods such as curries, preparing and cooking pancakes.
Low risk - to be determined by the type of food and processes involved.
Note:

high riskand low risk categories only apply to short term temporary food stalls and not to annual temporary food stalls
a new application for an annual temporary food stall is charged the equivalent of a 2 star renewal fee for a fixed food business

/ $267
$232 / $322
$267
Renewal application
Renewal fee(annual) / Amount equivalent to the fixed business star rating table

Food safety

Note: fees associated with Food Safety Programs are in addition to associated licensing and design assessment fees.

Accreditation application

Application for accreditation of Food Safety Program
Category / Fee
Minor < 250 sq m (includes mobile food vehicles) / *$594
Medium > 250- 1,000 sq m / *$680
Major > 1,000 sq m / *$1052

Amendment to Accreditation

Amendment to accredited Food Safety Program
Category / Application fee
Minor (> 5 - 250m2) / *$431
Medium (> 251-1000m2) / *$517
Major (> 1000m2) / *$548

Other food safety

Category / Application fee
Each inspection fee for follow up compliance / *$340 (each inspection)
Follow up inspection fee for defective or incomplete works / *$144 (each inspection)
Replacement licence certificate / *$102 (each certificate)

Liquor licence

Details / Application fee
Council’s comment on whether Council has any objection to the liquor licence (usually required by State Government) / $615
Investigation to inform Council’s comments on application for liquor licence for one-off public event (one or multiple permits) / $335