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BIOSECURITY REGULATION 2016 - REG 106

Fees that may be charged in relation to fee - bearing activities

  (1)   For subsection   592(1) of the Act, the fee that may be charged in relation to a fee - bearing activity referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table is the amount set out in, or worked out in accordance with, column 2 of the item.

 

Fees that may be charged in relation to fee - bearing activities

Item

Column 1
Fee - bearing activity

Column 2
Amount

1

In - office activity provided during ordinary hours of duty, including the following:

(a) inspection, examination, assessment, analysis, diagnostic activity, clearance, treatment, audit, supervision, training, and any other activity carried out in relation to goods or a conveyance (other than an activity referred to in another item in this table);

(b) assessing a proposed arrangement under section   406 of the Act

For each person carrying out the activity--$37 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour

2

In - office activity referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) of column 1 of item   1 provided on a weekday outside ordinary hours of duty

For each person carrying out the activity:

(a) if the activity is carried out immediately before or immediately after an in - office activity carried out by the person during ordinary hours of duty--$55 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or

(b) in any other case:

(i) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (a); and

(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$55

3

In - office activity referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) of column 1 of item   1 provided on a Saturday, Sunday or a Departmental holiday

For each person carrying out the activity:

(a) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (b); and

(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$60

4

Assessment of a category 1 permit application

For each application--$74

5

Assessment of a category 2 permit application

For each application--$148

6

Assessment of a category 3 permit application

For each application--$296

7

Assessment of a category 4 permit application

For each application--$444

8

Assessment of a category 5 permit application

For each application--$592

9

Assessment of a permit application referred to in any of items   4 to 8 that is not completed within the initial assessment period for the application

For each application--for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period for the application--$37

10

Assessment of a permit application referred to in any of items   4 to 8 provided on a weekday outside ordinary hours of duty

For each application--in addition to the initial assessment fee for the application and any fee that applies to the application under item   9:

(a) if the assessment is provided immediately before or immediately after ordinary hours of duty--$18 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or

(b) in any other case:

(i) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (a); and

(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$18

11

Assessment of a permit application referred to in any of items   4 to 8 provided on a Saturday, Sunday or a Departmental holiday

For each application--in addition to the initial assessment fee for the application and any fee that applies to the application under item   9:

(a) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (b); and

(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$23

12

Out - of - office activity carried out during ordinary hours of duty, including the following:

(a) inspection, examination, assessment, analysis, diagnostic activity, clearance, treatment, audit, supervision, training, and any other activity carried out in relation to goods or a conveyance (other than an activity referred to in another item in this table);

(b) assessing a proposed arrangement under section   406 of the Act

For each person carrying out the activity:

(a) for less than a working day--$62 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or

(b) for:

(i) each working day--$1   221; and

(ii) each additional quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, on that day--$62

13

Out - of - office activity referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) of column 1 of item   12 provided on a weekday outside ordinary hours of duty

For each person carrying out the activity:

(a) if the activity is provided immediately before or immediately after an out - of - office activity provided by the person during ordinary hours of duty--$80 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or

(b) in any other case:

(i) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (a); and

(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$80

14

Out - of - office activity referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) of column 1 of item   12 provided on a Saturday, Sunday or a Departmental holiday

For each person carrying out the activity:

(a) for any period up to and including 30 minutes--an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph   (b); and

(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes--$85

15

Provision of consumable materials used in performing a diagnostic activity to which any of items   1 to 3 or 12 to 14 applies

A fee equivalent to the cost of the consumable materials

16

Husbandry activities in relation to a horse in a post - entry quarantine facility, for each day after the initial 14 day period during which the horse stayed at the post - entry quarantine facility

For each animal for each day--$44

16A

Husbandry activities in relation to a ruminant in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each animal for each day--$101

17

Husbandry activities in relation to an animal not covered by another item of this table in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each animal for each day--$50

18

Husbandry activities (including entomological testing) in relation to a consignment of bees in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each consignment for each month or part of a month--$469

19

Husbandry activities in relation to a consignment of birds in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each consignment for each day--$57

20

Husbandry activities in relation to a consignment of birds' eggs for hatching in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each consignment for each day--$76

21

Husbandry activities in relation to a plant, or plants, in a post - entry quarantine facility

For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant or plants for each month or part of a month--$60

23

Temporary storage at premises owned or managed by the Commonwealth of baggage brought into Australian territory that is suspected of posing an unacceptably high level of biosecurity risk

For each piece of baggage for each period of 30 days, or part of a period of 30 days--$45

24

Activity referred to in another item in this table that is carried out by a person on behalf of the Commonwealth

A fee equivalent to the cost incurred by the Commonwealth in arranging and paying for the person to carry out the activity on behalf of the Commonwealth

25

Assessment and management of biosecurity risks associated with mail received by Australia Post from places outside Australian territory in a financial year

For each financial year beginning on or after 1   July 2019--$15,300,000

  (1A)   If an amount of a fee (the increased fee ) specified in paragraph   (a) of item   2, 10 or 13 of the table in subsection   (1) is increased under section   107A, the increased fee is to be used for the purposes of working out the amount of the fee under subparagraph   (b)(i) of the item.

  (1B)   If an amount of a fee (the increased fee ) specified in paragraph   (b) of item   3, 11 or 14 of the table in subsection   (1) is increased under section   107A, the increased fee is to be used for the purposes of working out the amount of the fee under paragraph   (a) of the item.

  (2)   If a person asks for a fee - bearing activity to be carried out at a particular time, and the carrying out of the activity at that time would mean that the person would be liable to pay a fee under item   2, 3, 10, 11, 13 or 14 in the table in subsection   (1), the activity must not be carried out until the person has been informed about the fee.

  (3)   Unless the contrary intention appears, each fee that may be charged under this instrument in relation to a fee - bearing activity is in addition to any other fee that may be charged under this instrument in relation to the activity.



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