Fee Schedule

Hōtaka Utu

The Food Act 2014 enables Council to establish fees to recover the direct and indirect costs of registration, verification, compliance, and monitoring activities for Environmental Health services. The following charges are applicable to all food businesses that are required to be registered in our district, starting from 1 July 2024.

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Registration and Renewal Fees

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Food Business Levy

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Food Operator Verification Fees

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Food Act 2014 Hourly Rate

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Environmental Health Rate

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Environmental Health Fee Schedule

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Registration and Renewal Fees

Food Control Plan - Annual registration

$300

National Programme (1-3) - Every two years

$300

Multi-site

$300

 

Food Business Levy

Central government introduced the Food Business Levy in 2024.

The levy is an annual charge that comes into effect on 1 July 2025. It applies to all food businesses.

As your registration authority, we will:

If you do not pay the levy on time, we will forward your debt to the MPI. The MPI may also apply penalties including interest charges.

How we will charge the Food Business Levy

We will include the levy when you register a new food business,

Initial registration will include:

  • the council's registration fee
  • the annual Food Business Levy
  • the $12.65 Food Business Levy collection fee.

Annual Levy Fee

The annual levy fee will be invoiced each year and will include the

If you run a food business with multi-site registration, the way we apply the levy will depend on the type of registration.

Food Business Levy Fees

The levy will be phased over three years.

Year Fee (incl. GST)
1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026 $66.13
1 July - 30 June 2027 $99.19
1 July 2027 $132.25


Plus a $12.65 Food Levy Collection Fee.

Food Operator Verification Fees

These fees include preparation, travel, onsite auditing, reporting, and administration time. If the activity exceeds the limitation hours set below, there will be an extra charge applied.

Verification fees

Food Control Plan

$895 (limitation 6 hours)

National Programme 1

$745 (limitation 5 hours)

National Programme 2 and 3

$745 (limitation 5 hours)

Multi-site – Food Control Plan

Single site + hourly rate for additional sites

Multi-site – National Programme

Single site + hourly rate for additional sites

Hourly rate – including for Food Safety Officer work, cancellation or failure to attend verifications, monitoring activities and any additional work

$150

 

Food Act 2014 Hourly Rate Including Enforcement

Food Act 2014 Hourly Rate Including Enforcement

Hourly rate of $150

 

Environmental Health Rate Including Enforcement

Environmental Health Rate Including Enforcement

Hourly rate of $150

 

Health Act - Environmental Health Fee Schedule

Camping Ground

New

$410.00

Transfer

$75.00

Renewal

$410.00

 

Funeral Directors

New

$310.00

Transfer

$75.00

Renewal

$310.00

 

Offensive Trades

New

$310.00

Transfer

$75.00

Renewal

$310.00