Food business registration
Whether you are buying an existing food business, or starting a new one, registration of your food business must be obtained before you start to operate.
This includes food businesses such as:
- Food trucks or food stalls
- Commercial premises
- Home businesses.
For food trucks and food stalls, registration needs to occur with the local government that the food business is garaged or stored. Only a single registration is required which is valid across all of WA.
Some exemptions do apply, such as businesses that only sell low-risk, pre-packaged food. Although community and charity organisations are often also exempt from registration, a completed application form is still required as notification of the food activities occurring.
Further information is available on the What is a Food Business fact sheet.
Application requirements
If you are taking over an existing food business with no changes to the premises, only a completed application form and a copy of your menu is likely to be required.
If you are starting a new food business, then a copy of the floor plans and elevations, menu, recipes and labelling information may be required. Please refer to the Starting a New Food Business web page.
The fee for the registration of a food business can be found within the Environmental Health Schedule of Fees and Charges.
Lodging an application
You can submit an application via the online application form (select registration option) or you can download and print the hard copy application for food business registration form and submitting it:
- By email
- In person – Visit the City of Joondalup Administration Centre, 90 Boas Avenue, Joondalup.
- By post – PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
Cancelling food business registration
If you are selling your food business or no longer wishing to operate, it is a requirement that your food business registration be cancelled. Cancelling your registration is easy:
You can submit an application to cancel via the online application form (select cancellation option) or you can download and print the hard copy application for food business cancellation form and submitting it:
- In person – Visit the City of Joondalup Administration Centre, 90 Boas Avenue, Joondalup.
- By post – PO Box 21, Joondalup WA 6919.
- By email