Mobile food business centralised register – now LIVE!

The development of the Mobile Food Vendor Centralised Register was initiated as a result of consultation between the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Directorate (EHD), local government and industry, with the aim to assist in the administrative and compliance challenges relating to food businesses operating outside of their registering enforcement agency district, such as those trading at public events.

In Western Australia (WA), all food businesses are required to be registered under the Food Act 2008 (the Act) with their enforcement agency before they start to operate. This not only includes fixed premises, but also temporary and mobile food premises, such as a market stall or a food van.

Local governments are deemed an "enforcement agency" as per section 8 of the Act and are responsible for administering relevant parts of the Act. For example, each local government is required to maintain its own "register" of food businesses under section 115 of the Food Act.

Currently, local governments use separate and individual registers to manage administrative and food safety compliance information of food businesses in WA.

Read the Mobile Food Vendor Centralised Register – Information for authorised officers (PDF 100KB) and the Centralised Register - FAQs (PDF 359KB) for details on how to use and access the register. 

Authorised Officers from participating local governments will be provided additional information upon registration. 

All feedback and queries can be emailed to AdminFoodVendor@health.wa.gov.au or phone 9222 2000.

All WA local governments are encouraged to participate in using the register. To organise access:

1. Submit the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to AdminFoodVendor@health.wa.gov.au. The MOU must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 500KB)
2. Complete and sign the User Agreement (PDF 724KB) for each individual Officer wanting to access the register (up to 4 officers can be listed on the one user access form)
3. Submit your local governments updated registered mobile food businesses in the provided excel format and return it to this email address - Centralised Register - LG to Complete and Return (Excel 43KB)
4. Complete the website registration - DOH approval will be emailed to you when your account is activated (please note this may take 1-2 business days). For further information see Registration & 2FA guidance note (PDF 1MB)  
5. Complete the two-factor authentication for each individual user

The Register allows essential information on temporary and mobile food businesses to be stored in a centralised location that can be accessed by participating local government enforcement agencies. 

The ability to access essential information on such registered and notified food businesses will help achieve compliance with section 109 of the Act – conduct of an unregistered food business, and advances the health objectives of the Act.

The Register will have restricted access to participating local governments and EHD users only. There will be no public access permitted.

The Mobile Food Vendor Registration Infographic (PDF 250KB) outlines the benefits for local governments to participate.