Different rules apply to licensing of non-profit organisations.

• Non-profit organisations need a licence when meals are served 12 or more times in a financial year. A meal is food that is meant to be eaten at a table with cutlery.
  • Examples of a meal are:
    • casserole
    • roast meat and vegetables
    • curries and stir-fry
    • salad.
  • Examples of food that is not a meal:
    • pie and sausage roll
    • hot dog
    • hamburger and hot chips
    • sausage sizzle
    • soup in a cup.

Non-profit organisations don’t need a licence for these activities:

• selling packaged food
• selling unpackaged food that is not a meal
• reheating or serving pre-prepared meals, for example, reheating frozen meals or making soup from a packet mix
• selling food that is not potentially hazardous:
  • tea and coffee
  • biscuits and cakes
  • soft drink
  • confectionary and nuts
• selling food that has a low risk of causing food poisoning:
  • whole fruit
  • toast
  • cereal
• selling food that the customer helps to prepare, for example, a carer helping to prepare food at an accommodation facility
• selling food as part of a training or educational activity, for example, a cooking course where the food produced is served to customers to raise money for the organisation
• surf live saving clubs selling meals for a small price when a member of the club helps to prepare the meal.