Amendments to the Food Act 2003 to Extend Statewide Registration

The State Government has amended the Food Act 2003 to include a wider range of mobile food businesses under the single statewide approval provisions.

The amendment allows businesses operating mobile pizza ovens, custom-built barbeques and food sold from temporary structures such as tables, stalls and booths to apply to their home council for permission to operate the business statewide – across all council areas.

One statewide approval and one registration fee is now all that is needed to register these businesses.

Statewide registration fact sheet

For further information call the Public Health Hotline – Tasmania on Freecall 1800 671 738 or email public.health@dhhs.tas.gov.au

Documents and forms

• Fact Sheet - Reusable Containers and Food Businesses
• Fact Sheet - Useful Websites for Food Allergen Information
• Fact Sheet – Allergen Management in Food Service
• Fact Sheet – Allergen Labelling
• Establishing a food business
• Guide for Labelling Packaged Food
• Guide for Labelling Packaged Food (Accessible Version)
• Fact Sheet - Providing information for foods without a label
• Food safety program templates for retail and food service businesses:
  • Food Safety Program Template
  • Food Safety Program Template Records
  • Food Safety Program Template Supplementary Practices Section
• List of approved regulatory food safety auditors
• Food Safety Guide for Family Day Care Educators
• Food Safety Manual for Tasmanian Education and Care Services
• Food Industry Recall Protocol website (external website)
• Notifiable Food Contaminants
• Guidelines for Notification of Notifiable Diseases, Human Pathogenic Organisms and Contaminants
• Manufacturing Controls for Raw Egg Products
• Guidelines for Mobile Food Businesses
• Food Business Risk Classification System (accessible)
  • Fact Sheet - Tasmanian Food Business Risk Classification System
  • Food Business Inspection Frequency