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Last reviewed: 11.03.25

Forms and documents for Food Act plans and programmes

Forms and documents you may need when registering a food control plan or national programme.

Pre-evaluated processes

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You can attach these cards to your 'My Food Plan' or your standard custom food control plan:

Transporting food [PDF, 146 KB]

Packaging and labelling [PDF, 154 KB]

Sourcing, receiving, and tracing food and drink [PDF, 249 KB]

The information has been pre-evaluated and doesn’t require further evaluation.

Find out the steps to a 'My Food Plan'

Scope of Operations

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Scope of Operations for NP1 Businesses [PDF, 424 KB]

Scope of Operations for NP2 Businesses [PDF, 504 KB]

Scope of Operations for NP3 Businesses [PDF, 355 KB]

Scope of Operations for Simply Safe & Suitable template [PDF, 465 KB]

Scope of Operations for Custom Food Control Plan [PDF, 511 KB]

Templates

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These templates provide a set of food safety procedures that you can tailor to suit your business needs.

Simply Safe & Suitable Template Food Control Plan (colour A5) [PDF, 1.9 MB]

Simply Safe & Suitable Template Food Control Plan (black and white A4) [PDF, 1.8 MB]

Wine Standards Management Plan [PDF, 1.4 MB]

Record Blanks for Winemakers [PDF, 2.6 MB]

Record Blanks for food service and food retail (colour) [PDF, 3 MB]

Record Blanks for food service and food retail (black and white) [PDF, 2.9 MB]

Food Safety Template for Cheesemakers [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Record blanks for Cheesemakers [PDF, 1.5 MB]

Translations

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Application forms

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FA11NP - Change to Registration Information of Multi-Site Food Business subject to a National Programme under Food Act 2014 – Notification form

Download [PDF, 420KB]

Type

Form

Published

21 Apr 2016

Last updated

04 Jul 2025

FA11FCP - Change to Food Control Plan under Food Act 2014 – Application form

Download [PDF, 462KB]

Type

Form

Published

04 Jul 2016

Last updated

04 Jul 2025

FA10MST - New Multi-Site Template Food Control Plan under Food Act 2014 – Application form

Download [PDF, 340KB]

Type

Form

Published

23 Dec 2015

Last updated

04 Jul 2025

FA10MFP New “My Food Plan” Custom Food Control Plan under Food Act 2014 – Application

Download [PDF, 384KB]

Type

Form

Published

02 Oct 2023

Last updated

10 Feb 2025

FA10C New Custom Food Control Plan under Food Act 2014 – Application

Download [PDF, 349KB]

Type

Form

Published

23 Dec 2015

Last updated

10 Feb 2025

FA40 - Registration of business under a Section 40 Template Food Control Plan

Download [PDF, 339KB]

Type

Form

Subjects

Food Safety, Food Control Plans, Forms & Templates

Published

28 May 2018

Last updated

20 Nov 2024

FA12 - Exemption from the requirement to operate under a food control plan or national programme under Food Act 2014 application

Download [PDF, 335KB]

Type

Form

Published

08 Mar 2016

Last updated

17 Apr 2023

FA10MSNP – New Multi-Site Food Business subject to a National Programme under Food Act 2014 – Application form

Download [PDF, 401KB]

Type

Form

Published

21 Sept 2018

Last updated

16 Aug 2022

Scope of Operations - Custom Food Control Plan

Download [PDF, 511KB]

Type

Form

Subjects

Forms & Templates, Food Safety, Food Act 2014

Food Act 2014: Scope of operations – sector mapping [PDF, 410 KB]

The term ‘Scope of Operations’ is used to describe the activities of your food business and also includes:
• the sector(s) a food business operates under the Food Act 2014,
• what products a food business makes and/or sells,
• how products are sourced and/or supplied,
• how products are processed, if applicable, and
• how products are sold.

Published

19 May 2016

Last updated

18 Sept 2019

Food safety variance record

Download [DOC, 61KB]

Type

Form

Subjects

Food Act 2014, Forms & Templates, Food Safety