Home-based food businesses

There are health and planning requirements to consider before you begin operation of a home-based food business.

This checklist can help with the requirements.

Under the Act, home-based food businesses undertaking food handling activities or selling food must notify their local Council of their food business before commencing operations. Please read the above section on Food business responsibilities.

Temporary or mobile food businesses

Temporary or mobile food businesses must notify their local Council of their food business before commencing operations. Please read the above section on Food business responsibilities.

This includes charity and community groups that sell or provide food. Mobile food businesses are only required to notify the Council where their vehicle/mobile business is garaged.

Mobile and temporary food businesses may be subject to inspections whilst operating in other Council areas.

Trading from the roadside or on Council land:

Refer to Permits - Food vendors selling from streets for mobile food guidelines and application form.