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Licence fees and charges
Under the Dairy Act 2000, Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV) is authorised to set and charge fees for the issue, transfer and renewal of dairy industry licences and the provision of services. Licence fees and charges are set annually by the DFSV Board in consultation with the Victorian dairy industry.
The following fees and charges are effective from 1 August 2021.
Fees must be paid on application Dairy farmers
Transfer fees must be paid on application
Invoices will be issued for licence fees once applications have been approved, except for bovine dairy farmers whose fees will be deducted from milk cheques by dairy manufacturers. Fees are per annum. Contact DFSV if you have any queries about dairy industry licence fees and charges. Click here for information about obtaining a licence. $192.90 Dairy distributors $192.90 Dairy carriers $192.90 Dairy manufacturers Production volumes Small 0–1,000 tonnes
0–1,000,000 litres $192.90 Medium 1,001–1,500 tonnes
1,000,000–1,500,000 litres $643.50 Large Greater than 1,500 tonnes
Greater than 1,500,000 litres $2,577.10 Dairy farmers No fee Dairy manufacturers (including milk brokers $192.90 Dairy distributors (including dairy food vendors) $192.90 Dairy food carriers $192.90 Dairy farmer (bovine) - by volume Litres $0.0001638 per litre Administrative fee for direct pays $51.80 Dairy farmer (goat/sheep) - by volume Up to and including 100,000 litres $62.90 More than 100,000 litres $125.90 Dairy manufacturer - product by weight Base fee $643.50 Plus $1.5608 per tonne Dairy manufacturer - product by volume Base fee $643.50 Plus $0.0015571 per litre Dairy distributor (incl dairy food vendor) - by volume and weight Any volume or weight $122.80 Dairy food carrier - by tanker Any number $63.90 Audit fees (Charged at a minimum of one hour) Scheduled audit (per hour) $257.80 +GST Desktop CAR close-out fees Charge for CAR close-out time $257.80+ GST Onsite CAR close-out fees Per hour (a minimum of one hour) $257.80+ GST