Food Act 2004
71Application to register food business
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71 Application to register food business (1) A person intending to commence carrying on a food business (the proprietor) must apply to the Chief Health Officer to register the food business within 30 days before the business commences. (2) The application must: (a) be in an approved form; (b) specify the following particulars: (i) the name and address of the proprietor; (ii) the name under which the business will be carried on and the address of the premises or, if more than one, each premises where the operations of the business will be carried on; (iii) the nature and location of the operations of the food business; and (c) be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any). (3) The Chief Health Officer may request the proprietor to provide any additional information he or she requires to register the food