Food Act 2006

Licensable food business means a food business that—

involves the manufacture of food; or

is carried on by an entity other than a non-profit organisation and involves the sale of unpackaged food by retail; orExamples—

is carried on by a non-profit organisation and involves the sale, on at least 12 days each financial year, of meals prepared by the organisation at a particular place.

However, a licensable food business does not include a food business that consists only of 1 or more of the following—

the production of primary produce under an accreditation granted under the Food Production (Safety) Act 2000, part 5;

the sale of unpackaged snack food;

the sale of whole fruit or vegetables;

the sale of seeds, spices, dried herbs, tea leaves, coffee beans or ground coffee;

the grinding of coffee beans;

the sale of drinks (other than fruit or vegetable juice processed at the place of sale) including, for example, tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks;

the sale of ice including flavoured ice;

the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation if—

the meal consists only of fruit, cereal, toast, or similar food; or

the consumer of the meal helps to prepare it;

the sale of meals by a non-profit organisation that—

are pre-prepared by an entity other than the organisation; and

are stored and heated or otherwise prepared by the organisation in accordance with directions of the meal’s manufacturer;

the sale by a non-profit organisation of a meal prepared as part of an educational or training activity conducted by the organisation involving food preparation, hospitality or catering;

the sale of other food prescribed under a regulation.

In this section—

biscuits or cakes;

confectionery, corn chips, potato chips or nuts;

dried or glazed fruit;

other food prescribed under a regulation.