1 What kind of business is it?
Tip: Your total room count decides which statutory band you are assessed in, so count every lettable room — including any currently out of service.
Tip: Everyone who prepares or serves food needs their own food handler permit. Registering the premises here does not cover your staff individually.
Tip: Count lettable units, not bedrooms — a two-bedroom apartment let as one unit counts once.
Tip: If you let more than a handful of rooms and operate commercially year-round, you may be assessed as a hotel — declare the true room count and the band follows automatically.
Tip: Register each branch separately — a permit covers the premises it was issued for, not the brand.
Tip: Declare your production kitchen address as the premises, even when you only ever serve at client venues.
Tip: State the true capacity. It sets the safety conditions applied to your venue, and an understated figure is the finding that closes a hall on inspection.
Tip: Fire Service certification is checked for any facility admitting the public — have it before inspection rather than after.
Tip: If you serve alcohol, say so here — it is assessed as part of this registration rather than as a separate application.
Tip: Mechanical rides are inspected on their own schedule. Registering the park does not certify the rides.
Tip: Any vehicle you operate commercially still needs its own transport permit — this registration covers the agency, not the fleet.
Tip: Registered cultural organisations are the ones the Ministry works through for state programmes and festival support.
Tip: Register the event well before the date — a public gathering also needs its own event permit and security clearance, which take time to coordinate.
