Australian Capital Territory
Food (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2015-292
made under the
Food Act 2001, s 150 (Determination of fees)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Food Act 2001 provides for the registration of food businesses. 

This instrument sets fees for the application, renewal and transfer of food business registrations, as well for the reinspection of food businesses following service of a prohibition order. 

This instrument revokes and replaces DI2014-297, notified on 1 December 2014. 

This instrument comes into effect on 1 January 2016 and increases the fees by the Wage Price Indexation rate of 3.75% (rounded to the nearest dollar), as set out below:

Fee
	 Old Fee	New Fee
Application for registration of a low risk food business	 $118.00 	 $122.00 	
Application for registration of a medium risk food business	 $172.00 	 $178.00 	
Application for registration of a high risk food business	 $230.00 	 $239.00 	
			
Renewal of registration of a low risk food business	 $118.00 	 $122.00 	
Renewal of registration of a medium risk food business	 $172.00 	 $178.00 	
Renewal of registration of a high risk food business	 $230.00 	 $239.00 	
			
Reinspection of a food business during business hours	 $354.00 	 $367.00 	
Reinspection of a food business after hours	 $685.00 	 $711.00 	

No fee is payable for registration of a food business conducted solely at a regulated event.  

The non-refundable portion of each fee has also increased by 3.75% (rounded to the nearest dollar).