Food premises fees and charges
Our fees and charges for the 2025-26 financial year are provided below.
All fees are stated as GST inclusive (unless otherwise stated).
We reserve the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.
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Fees for functions under the Food Act 2014
Registration
| Registration – food control plan |
Amount |
| Application for new registration of food control plan (fee includes up to 2.75 hours of processing time, supply of thermometer and printed food safety plan) |
$542.00 fixed fee |
| Fee for additional time for processing the application |
$197.00 per hour |
| Registration renewal fixed fee |
$373.00 |
| MPI annual domestic food business levy – per site (new)* |
$66.13 |
| Territorial authorities MPI collection fee – per site (new)* |
$12.65 |
| Thermometer |
$35.00 |
| Additional food control plan document pack |
$32.00 per pack |
| Registration – national programmes |
Amount |
| Application for new registration of model issued by MPI of a business subject to a national programme (up to 2.75 hours processing time) |
$542.00 fixed fee |
| Fee for additional time for processing the application |
$197.00 per hour |
| Registration renewal fixed fee |
$373.00 |
| MPI annual domestic food business levy – per site (new)* |
$66.13 |
| Territorial authorities MPI collection fee – per site (new)* |
$12.65 |
| Thermometer |
$35.00 |
| Additional national programme document pack |
$32.00 per pack |
*To maintain a strong, robust and agile food-regulation system, the Government, through the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), has implemented an annual Domestic Food Business Levy under the Food Act 2014 and through the Food (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2024.
| Amendment to registration |
Amount |
| Significant amendment to registered food control plan based on a template or model issued by MPI or an amendment to the registration of a business subject to a national programme |
$197.00 per hour |
| Fee for additional time in processing the application |
$197.00 per hour |
Verification
| Verification of food control plan |
Amount |
| Verification including site visits and compliance checks with food control plans (includes up to 3.5 hours of processing and travelling time) |
$690.00 fixed fee |
| Where the verification results in the issue of a Corrective Action Request (CAR) that requires a return visit, then this follow-up visit to check remedial actions and every additional visit is subject to additional compliance and monitoring fees |
$197.00 per hour |
| Failure to attend scheduled verification |
$197.00 per hour |
| Fee for additional time of verification activity |
$197.00 per hour |
| Unscheduled verification |
$197.00 per hour |
| Verification of national programme |
Amount |
| A fixed fee for up to 2.5 hours of verification activity for national programmes |
$493.00 |
| Where the verification results in the issue of a Corrective Action Request (CAR) that requires a return visit, then this follow-up visit to check remedial actions and every additional visit is subject to additional compliance and monitoring fees |
$197.00 per hour |
| Failure to attend scheduled verification |
$197.00 per hour |
| Fee for additional time of verification activity |
$197.00 per hour |
| Unscheduled verification hourly rate |
$197.00 per hour |
Compliance and monitoring
| |
Amount |
| Application for review of issue of improvement notice |
$197.00 per hour |
| Second and subsequent return to business to check on compliance with Corrective Action Request (CAR) |
$197.00 per hour |
| Complaint-driven investigation resulting in issue of improvement notice by food safety officer |
$197.00 per hour |
| Monitoring of food safety suitability |
$197.00 per hour |
Fees and charges under the Food Businesses Grading Bylaw 2016
| |
Amount |
| Regrading of premises under the Food Businesses Grading Bylaw 2016 |
$223.00 per hour |