If you plan to buy an existing food business premises, or start a new food business, you can request that Council conduct a pre-purchase inspection of the premises.
Our Environmental Health Officers will inspect the food businesses to to ensure the suitability of the premises for registration, and compliance with the Food Act 1984. This will also provide an opportunity to ask an authorised officer about what meets compliance with the Food Standards Code.
You will need to provide your details, and the details of the food business premises.
Request inspection of a food business premises
A fee applies for this service - see details under the 'fees' tab.
Once you have submitted the online form, our Environmental Health team will email you an invoice, which will include instructions for payment.
An Environmental Health Officer will contact you to organise an inspection time
We will provide you with an inspection report within ten business days of the inspection.
View a schedule of current fees and charges(PDF, 458KB) (including pre-purchase inspection).