Starting a new food business? 

• A food business is an enterprise or activity involving the storage, preparation and/or sale of food. In Western Australia, you cannot operate a food business unless the business is registered with the relevant registration authority.  Failure to register your premises is a violation of the Food Act.

Application to register a food business

Guidelines for the Establishment or Alteration of a Food Business

Purchasing an existing food premises?

• If you are considering or have purchased an existing food premises, a change in the details for your Food Act Registration must occur. You must submit the below form to the Shire’s Environmental Health team and pay the nominated fee.

Application to Transfer a Food Business

Routine inspection of food operations

• Food premises are routinely inpected by the Shire's Environmental Health Officer.
• A food sampling program is also run in the Shire of Irwin

• If you wish to sell food to the public, whether for a fundraising event or for profit, you must apply for a Stall Holder’s Permit from the Shire of Irwin’s Environmental Health Department.
• Charities and not for profit organisations are exempt from fees, however are still required to lodge an application with the Shire. You can apply for either a one-off event or a yearly permit which allows you to trade for a 12 month consecutive period.

Am I allowed to prepare food at home for a Food Stall?

• If you prepare any food at home for your Food Stall you will need to be registered as permanent premises and apply to the Shire for a Notification or Registration of a Food Business.

Applications

  Stall Holder Permit - FoodStall Holder Permit - Non FoodTrader Permit

standards for a food stall

A new standard has been introduced across Australia to improve food safety and to reduce foodborne illnesses by ensuring food is handled safety by food handlers with adequate skills and knowledge.

You will need to complete food handler training if your business handles unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat foods. Details of free online food handler training course can be accessed at www.health.wa.gov.au/FSMT.

Your nominated food safety supervisor is required to take a training course delivered by a registered training organisation and the certification must be refreshed every 5 years. Courses are listed at www.health.wa.gov.au  

Category one business that processes or makes unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready to eat food must have food safety controls in place such as temperature and cleaning/sanitising.

Food safe pamphlet

• When holding an event, an approval of the public building or premises may be required. 
• Public buildings are required to be routinely inspected, the Shire of Irwin's Environmental Health Officer conducts these inspections

For further infomation please contact the Shire's Community Development Officer on  staylor@irwin.wa.gov.au   9927 0000 

• Caravan parks and lodging houses require registration and are subject to routine inspections within the Shire of Irwin. 
• Lodging house - includes hotels, inns, bed and breakfast and residental homes providing accommodation

For futher information please contact the Shire of Irwin's Environmental Health Officer at  health@irwin.wa.gov.au  9927 0000 

Registration is also required for the following types of business's within the Shire of Irwin:

• Hairdressers and skin penetration premises
• Offensive Trades

Please note that under the Local Health Law 2002 roosters, geese, turkeys, peafowl and gamebirds are not permitted within the town site (without written approval of the Council) as they can become an annoyance in higher density residential areas.

However, an owner or occupier of premises within a townsite can keep up to a combined total of 20 poultry and pigeons without the approval of Council, as long as they don't create a nuisance to adjoining neighbours and the conditions below are followed.

Please see section 5.4.3 of the Local Health Law 2002 for further information for the conditions of keeping poultry.

Health Local Law 2002

• Public swimming pools and spas are required to be registered through the Department of Health.  The Shire of Irwin conducts inspections and regularly samples public pools for water quality to ensure facilities are maintained in accordance with their registration.
• The Shire also monitors recreational water quality (beaches) and takes regular water samples.
• Aquatic facilities are bound by the Code of Practise for the design, construction, operation, management and maintenance of aquatic facilities and the Health (Aquatic Facilities) Regulations 2007

Dept of Health - aquatic facilities

Health Nuisance Complaints may include:

• Asbestos/contaminated sites
• Noise
• Dust
• Odour
• House unfit for habitation

Noise pollution

Please contact the Shire of Irwin at reception@irwin.wa.gov.au or on 9927 0000 if you wish to make a complaint.

 Wastewater disposal systems (septics)