To legally operate a temporary or mobile food premises at events such as festivals, markets, exhibitions, single temporary stalls, fetes or sausage sizzles (in Victoria), you must:
- register or notify your temporary and mobile food premises with one council in order to operate anywhere in Victoria
- lodge a statement of trade (SOT) to let all relevant councils know where and when you will be trading in their districts.
This also includes promotional sampling activities such as giveaways at exhibitions, train stations and on public streets and trade shows. Temporary food premises need to be registered (or notified) regardless of whether they are profitable, non-profitable or charity organisations.
Depending on your food handling activities, you will only need to register with, or notify, the one council. Under this new system, this will be with your 'principal council'.