Willoughby City Council

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FEE STRUCTURE (2026-27, confirmed from Willoughby City Council Fees & Charges 2026-2027 and cross-referenced against 2025-26 schedule): TWO-FEE STRUCTURE for mobile vendors trading on public/community land: (1) Annual Administration Fee — Food Premises (Food Act, category L = locally determined): $345/year for ≤5 FTE food handlers (up 15% from $300 in 2025-26); $635/year for 6+ FTE (up 36% from $468). Virtually all mobile vendors pay $345. (2) Community Land / Public Place Trading Application Fee (LGA s.68, category PC = price controlled): $277 per application (up 3.5% from $267.50 in 2025-26). Two lines in schedule at $277 each ("Application Fee – Engage in a Trade or Business" and "Application Fee – Use a standing vehicle or any article for the purpose of selling any article in a public place") — these are ALTERNATIVE descriptions of the same approval, not two separate charges stacked. Mobile vendors pay ONE $277 application fee, in addition to the annual $345 Food Act admin fee. Same two-line structure confirmed in 2025-26 schedule. Additional fees from 2026-27 schedule: Improvement Notice (Food Act): $565. Certificate of Clearance (Food Act): $500. Inspection (S608, LGA): $185/half-hour (up 30% from $142 in 2025-26). Health/Fitout pre-purchase inspection: $621. Reinspection under Prohibition Order (Public Health Act, max 2hrs): $127.50/half-hour. NOTE: 2026-27 fees schedule was not yet published on Willoughby council website as of July 2026 (site still shows 2025-26 PDF) — data sourced from schedule provided directly. Covers Chatswood, Artarmon, Castlecrag, Naremburn areas. Annual food business registration renewed each financial year. SOT required per trading location. Chatswood is a major commercial/food hub with high food truck activity. Contact: 02 9777 1000.