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Food premises

Food businesses in Western Australia must comply with the Food Act 2008, Food Regulations 2009, and the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

These laws help ensure food sold to the public is safe and hygienic, helping prevent foodborne illness.

Important: It is an offence to operate a food business without registration.

Food business registration

All individuals, groups, and businesses selling food to the public must be registered with the Shire of Dardanup.

Food businesses are classified based on risk level:

Very low risk.
Low risk.
Medium risk.
High risk.

To determine your classification, contact the Shire’s Environmental Health Officers.

Registration forms:

Food Premises – Notification – Form 90

Food Business (Very Low Risk) Registration – Form 103

Food Business (Low Risk) Registration – Form 102

Food Business (Medium Risk) Registration – Form 101

Food Business (High Risk) Registration – Form 88

Home-based food business

Home food businesses are limited to low-risk food activities only.

Foods that require temperature control (potentially hazardous foods) are not permitted.

Commonly approved foods include:

Cakes (excluding cream), biscuits and baked goods
Nougat, fudge, meringues, Turkish delight
Jams, chutneys, relishes, pickled vegetables and sauces
Repackaged low-risk confectionery

All applications are assessed individually to determine risk.

Free food safety training

The Shire provides access to a free on-line food safety training program called I’M ALERT.

The program is ideal for any food business that is involved with the production of food, and covers the fundamental principles of food hygiene and the production of safe food. Food businesses operators and their staff are encouraged to undertake the course which takes about 90 minutes to complete, and provides a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

I’M ALERT Food Safety Training – Online Access