The obligation
A food business under the Food Act 2004 (NT) is a business, enterprise or activity, other than primary food production, that involves handling food intended for sale or selling food.
This applies whether the activity is commercial, charitable or community in nature, and even if it handles or sells food on one occasion only. Primary food production means growing, raising, cultivating, picking, harvesting, collecting or catching food, and includes transporting it from or between the premises where it was produced and packing, treating or storing it on those premises. Regulations may prescribe other food production activities as primary food production.
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- What
- A food business under the Food Act 2004 (NT) is a business, enterprise or activity, other than primary food production, that involves handling food intended for sale or selling food.
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- legislation.nt.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
What counts as a food business and primary food production is a WHS requirement set out in Food Act 2004 (NT). The relevant provision is Food Act 2004 (NT) > Part 2.
What does this WHS obligation require?
What counts as a food business and primary food production is a WHS obligation under Food Act 2004 (NT). In short, A food business under the Food Act 2004 (NT) is a business, enterprise or activity, other than primary food production, that involves handling food intended for sale or selling food.
What changed recently?
What counts as a food business and primary food production was last updated on 19 October 2026.