Business permit and registration fees

To apply for a prescribed accommodation business, please visit the Small Business Office page.

Follow the steps to complete the Small Business Assessment Form.

Follow these steps to transfer a prescribed accommodation business registration.

To apply for an aquatic facility, please visit the Small Business Office page.

Follow the steps to complete the Small Business Assessment Form.

Follow these steps to transfer an aquatic facility registration.

To apply for a food registration, please visit the Small Business Office page.

Follow the steps to complete the Small Business Assessment Form.

Follow these steps to transfer a food registration.

Apply for a footpath trading permit for your business.

We do not transfer footpath trading permit between proprietors. 

The permit fee may be refundable, depending on your circumstances. Apply for a refund of your permit fee.

To apply for a health registration, please visit the Small Business Office page.

Follow the steps to complete the Small Business Assessment Form.

Follow these steps to transfer a health registration.

Apply for a Roadside Trading Permit for your business.

• Assessment of the Initial Application and relevant site inspections to ensure compliance with the Neighbourhood Amenity Local Law 2020 and Streets & Roadside Trading Policy;
• The ability to trade from the roadside throughout Yarra Ranges Council; and
• Required inspections for education, complaints, compliance issues and enforcement action.

If your initial registration is approved between 1 October to 31 December we will register your premises until 31 December of the following year.

This provides you with the remaining months of the current year at no charge.

You will not be required to pay a renewal fee until the following year.

We do not transfer Roadside Trading Permit between proprietors. 

The permit fee may be refundable, depending on your circumstances. If you believe you are eligible, apply online for a refund of your permit fee.

Find out if you need a planning permit.

Our Small Business Team can assist with information on starting a business, the permits or registrations you might need and can put you in touch with training, events and networking opportunities.

Find out more in our Business Section.

The establishment fee covers the cost of a Health Officer assessing your application and reviewing and approving your plans. It includes the initial inspection of your premises and one follow up inspection (if required) prior to registration.

The registration fee covers the cost of a Health Officer inspecting your premises within the first 3 months of you opening your business and one follow up inspection, if required. If you have paid a full fee, it also allows for your annual inspection, including one follow up inspection.

Annual registration fees cover the cost of your any sampling the Health Officer may need to do, phone calls, emails, newsletters and complaint inspections, as required.

The registration fee covers the cost of a Health Officer assessing your application and reviewing and approving your Water Quality Risk Management Plan.

This includes a Health Officer inspecting your premises within the first 3 months of you opening your business and one follow up inspection, if required. If you have paid a full fee, it also allows for your annual inspection, including one follow up inspection.

Annual registration fees cover the cost of any sampling the Health Officer may need to do, phone calls, emails, newsletters and complaint inspections, as required.

The establishment fee covers the cost of a Health Officer assessing your FoodTrader application and reviewing and approving your plans. It includes the initial inspection of each of your temporary food premises (mobile trucks, water carter trucks and vending machines) and one follow up inspection (if required) prior to registration.

The registration fee covers the cost of a Health Officer inspecting your premises within the first 3 months of you opening your business and one follow up inspection, if required.

If you have paid a full fee, it also allows for your annual inspection, including one follow up inspection, if required.

This fee also covers the cost of any food sampling the Health Officer may need to do, phone calls, emails, newsletters and complaint inspections, as required.

This fee is payable for each mobile premises, water carter truck and vending machine.

This fee is only payable once per registration if you have multiple temporary premises. e.g. stalls, marquees etc.

The establishment fee is non-refundable.

The additional inspection fee is non-refundable.

The registration fee may be refundable, depending on your circumstances. Apply for a refund of your registration fee.

If your initial registration is approved from 1 October to 31 December, we will register your premises until 31 December of the following year.

This provides you with the remaining months of the current year at no charge.

You will not be required to pay a renewal fee until 31 December of the following year.

As of 1 July 2021, the Food Act 1984 no longer allows food registrations to be transferred when there is a change in ownership.

All food registrations that are transferring to a new proprietor need to be applied for in the same manner as a new food registration.

Both the establishment fee and the registration fee are payable for all food registrations that require a change in ownership.

Apply online to register your food business.

To assist our Community & Sporting Groups we have discounted our Registration fees by 50%.

Yes. If you have both a fixed and a temporary food premises you will incur both the establishment fee and the registration fee for each registration.

These fees cover the assessment and ongoing inspections at each of your registered premises.

You will need to pay the Pre-Transfer Inspection Report Fee. This is payable per premises, not registration. e.g. If you are looking at a premises that has both a food and a health registration you will only pay this fee once.

Apply online for a Pre-Transfer Inspection & Report for a premises you are interested in.

You are then required to pay fees per registration when you are ready to change/transfer each of the registrations into your name.

No. The establishment fees and registration fees are payable for each registration that you require for your business.

These fees cover the cost of the relevant assessments and inspections required under each of the Acts.