Buy or sell a business

Step 1.Get the current owner's consent

Download the consent form below and get the current owner to sign it. Attach the completed consent form to your online application. We cannot release any information to you without the current owner's consent.

Download the Health premises consent to disclose form(DOCX, 116KB)

Step 2.Complete the online form

Complete the online pre-purchase inspection and consent form for health businesses.

Go to the Health premises inspection and consent form

Step 3.Pay your inspection fee

Pre-purchase inspection fees are:

• $219.90: for standard process time (10 working days)
• $296.65: for express process time (five working days)

Step 4.Wait for the report

We will organise the inspection and send you (or your solicitor) a copy of the inspection report.

Step 5.Speak with a lawyer

You should talk to your solicitor and agree who will be responsible for lodging the application for registration form just before you take over the business.

Step 6.Transfer public health and wellbeing registration

Once you've resolved any inspection items from the report, you must complete and sign the business registration transfer form that is relevant to your business. Lodge this form with our Environmental Health department at publichealth@whittlesea.vic.gov.au

Download the relevant registration transfer form for your business

Accommodation business registration transfer form - accessible(DOCX, 170KB)

Accommodation business registration transfer form(PDF, 325KB) 

Public health and wellbeing business registration transfer - accessible(DOCX, 835KB)

Public health and wellbeing business registration transfer(PDF, 163KB)

Step 7.Pay your transfer fee

• Public health and wellbeing business: $123.15
• Accommodation business: $220.45