Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsGeneral
(1) A fee may not be charged in relation to an activity referred to in any of items 1 to 24 in the table in subsection 106(1) if the activity relates to:
(a) goods brought or imported into Australian territory:
(i) for the official use of a diplomatic mission in Australian territory; or
(ii) for the personal use of a diplomatic agent of the mission; or
(iii) for the personal use of a member of the diplomatic agent's family, if the person forms part of the diplomatic agent's household and is not an Australian citizen; or
(b) goods brought or imported into Australian territory for the personal use of a member of the administrative or technical staff (the staff member ) of a diplomatic mission at the time of first placement, if the staff member is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or
(c) goods brought or imported into Australian territory for the personal use of a member of the staff member's family at the time of first placement, if the person forms part of the staff member's household and is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or
(d) conveyances or equipment used by the defence force of a foreign country that is engaged in a combined military activity if the Australian Defence Force has informed the Director of Biosecurity of the combined military activity; or
(e) a disability assistance dog brought or imported into Australian territory.
Examination of baggage
(2) A fee may not be charged in relation to the examination of baggage that is brought or imported into Australian territory on the same aircraft or vessel as the owner of the baggage or the person who brought or imported the baggage.
Activities carried out in, or in relation to goods, conveyances or other things brought or imported into Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands
(3) A fee may not be charged in relation to any of the following:
(a) an activity carried out in relation to goods that are brought or imported into Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(b) an activity carried out in relation to a conveyance that is in Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(c) the assessment of an application for an import permit to bring or import goods into Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(d) the approval of a proposed arrangement under section 406 of the Act to carry out biosecurity activities to manage biosecurity risks associated with goods, conveyances or other things that are brought or imported into Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands;
(e) an activity carried out in Norfolk Island, Christmas Island or Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Note: This section applies in relation to an activity carried out in relation to goods, conveyances or other things that are brought or imported into Norfolk Island on or after 1 July 2016, or an activity carried out in Norfolk Island on or after that date (see subsection 4(2)).
Assessment of application for import permit to bring or import goods from the protected zone or the Torres Strait permanent biosecurity monitoring zone to certain other parts of Australian territory
(4) A fee may not be charged under any of items 4 to 11 in the table in subsection 106(1) in relation to the assessment of an application for an import permit to bring or import goods:
(a) from a part of Australian territory specified in column 1 of item 9 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2016 into a part of Australian territory specified in column 2 of that item; or
(b) from a part of Australian territory specified in column 1 of item 10 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2016 into a part of Australian territory specified in column 2 of that item; or
(c) from a part of Australian territory specified in column 1 of item 11 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2016 into a part of Australian territory specified in column 2 of that item.