Food licensing fees
Fees applicable to all registration types
| Description | Fees and charges 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| All administration and verification activities including pre-registration assistance, audit, reporting, nonconformance visits and any activity not specified in the schedule below for operators based in the Waipā District. | Actual staff time plus $1.05 per km |
| All administration and verification activities including pre-registration assistance, annual audit, reporting, nonconformance visits and any activity not specified in the schedule below for operators based outside the Waipā District. | $240.00 per hour plus $1.05 per km |
| Cancellation of scheduled verification within 24 hours or key personnel not available for the verification. | $197.00 |
Fees applicable to Food Control Plans
| Description | Fees and charges 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Application for registration of template Food Control Plan | $460.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for renewal of registration of template Food Control Plan | $355.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for a significant amendment [section 45(3)] of registration of template Food Control Plan | $180.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for a minor amendment [section 45(2)] of registration of template Food Control Plan | $85.00 plus hourly rate after the first hour |
| Voluntary suspension of food control plan | $100.00 plus hourly rate after the first hour |
Fees applicable to National Programmes
| Description | Fees and charges 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Application for registration of National Programme | $460.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for renewal of registration of National Program | $355.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for significant amendment [Section 81] of registration of National Programme | $180.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Voluntary suspension of National Programme | $95.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Issue of improvement notice, or review of an improvement notice | $195.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Exercising any power referenced by and for the purposes expressed in Section 298 of the Act (except for Sections 302 and 303), which results in a sanction(s) being imposed by the Food Safety Officer or some form of corrective action being required of the operator. | $195.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Application for statement of compliance | $195.00 plus actual staff time after the first hour |
| Copies of Food Control Plan folder and documents | $30.00 |
Actual staff time means the applicable hourly rate as specified in the Council Professional Fees Section.
