2021-06-08 S&O Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Schedule of 2021-22 Fees and Charges

 Name                                                Year 21/22 Fee    Legislative Reference   GST   Fee Type
                                                     (including GST)



Eating establishment: a food business which provides chairs and tables for its patrons. Includes café,
restaurant, bar and aged care facility with dining room only.

Takeaway food bar: where food is primarily "taken away" from the business for consumption soon
thereafter. Examples include fast food; kiosk; canteen; food business in a food court.

Bakery: bakery/café and bakery/takeaway food style premises.

Retail food shop: unpackaged foods requiring minimal food preparation for retail sale. Includes
convenience stores; petrol stations; fruit and veg shop; serving ice cream; deli slicing cold meats/cheese;
sale of bread & bakery items. A retail food shop does not have chairs/tables and/or take away foods.

Retail food vehicle: is a vehicle used for carrying unpackaged food requiring minimal food preparation for
retail sale from the vehicle.

Accommodation premises: a food business that provides meals with accommodation, including bed and
breakfast; farm stay. If meals are provided to patrons other than guests of the accommodation the
premises must be categorised as an eating establishment.

Mobile food business: a food business conducted from a vehicle, van, caravan or boat where all food
preparation is contained within the vehicle/vessel. Includes a vehicle from which a person sells
unpackaged food by retail or a food vending machine. Examples include food vans, food caravan or food
boat.

Water carrier: Sells/carries potable water for drinking.

Annual temporary food premises: a premises other than a fixed or mobile premises and includes for
example, a stall or a tent that operates on a regular basis at one or more approved locations in Noosa
Shire.

Temporary food premises: a premises other than a fixed or mobile premises and includes for example, a
stall or a tent or a cart etc. that operates for a maximum of 4 days at the same approved location in Noosa
Shire (For example, food festivals, music festivals, sporting events etc. May also include the provision of
cooking classes or cooking equipment demonstrations at different venues. An application is not required
where the business holds a current Qld/Interstate Annual Temporary Food Business Licence or equivalent.

Restoration fee: is a statutory charge that can be applied to food business licences that have expired. The
payment of restoration fee and renewal fee within 30 days of the expiry of the licence enables the licence to
be renewed negating the need to apply for a new food business, cease operating or penalized for operating
without a food business licence.

ERA categories (high, medium, low) have been set as a function of: environmental scores under the
Environmental Protection Act 1994; relevant times taken by council officers; equipment/vehicles costs and
environmental performance of the activity.

Refunds

Refunds of application fees, registrations, permits and approval fees are at the discretion of Council officers
and will only be considered in the following circumstances:


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