Agriculture and Fisheries Legislation (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Agriculture and Fisheries Legislation (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022.

2   Commencement

This regulation commences on 8 May 2022.

Part 2    Amendment of Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Regulation 2021

3   Regulation amended

This part amends the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Regulation 2021.

4   Amendment of sch 5 (Fees)

Schedule 5, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

Part 3    Amendment of Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012

5   Regulation amended

This part amends the Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012.

6   Amendment of sch 5 (Fees)

Schedule 5, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

Part 4    Amendment of Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Regulation 2019

7   Regulation amended

This part amends the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Regulation 2019.

8   Amendment of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

Part 5    Amendment of Biosecurity Regulation 2016

9   Regulation amended

This part amends the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.

10   Amendment of sch 10 (Fees)

Schedule 10, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

Part 6    Amendment of Brands Regulation 2012

11   Regulation amended

This part amends the Brands Regulation 2012.

12   Amendment of sch 7 (Fees)

Schedule 7, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

Part 7    Amendment of Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017

13   Regulation amended

This part amends the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017.

14   Amendment of s 37 (Hourly fee)

(1)Section 37(2)(a), ‘$52.40’—
omit, insert—

52.40 fee units

(2)Section 37(2)(b), ‘$78.90’—
omit, insert—

78.90 fee units

(3)Section 37(3), ‘$105.30’—
omit, insert—

105.30 fee units

Part 8    Amendment of Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987

15   Regulation amended

This part amends the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987.

16   Amendment of s 28A (Monitoring fees—Act, s 110G)

(1)Section 28A(1), ‘stated in’—
omit, insert—

provided for in this section and

(2)Section 28A(3) to (5)—
omit, insert—

(3)In addition to the monitoring fee stated in schedule 8E, item 8, the holder of the relevant authority must pay—

(a)the fee worked out under subsection (4) for an inspector monitoring the activities to travel between the inspector’s usual place of work and the place where the activities are monitored; and

(b)if, for monitoring the activities, an inspector takes a sample of cannabis for analysis to determine the THC concentration of the sample—the reasonable cost of analysing the sample.

(4)For subsection (3)(a), the fee must be worked out at the rate stated in schedule 8E, item 8 for the time taken for the travel up to a maximum of 2 hours in a day.

17   Amendment of sch 8E (Fees)

(1)Schedule 8E, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

(2)Schedule 8E, item 8, note 2—
omit, insert—

2See section 28A(3) and (4) in relation to the fee for an inspector’s travel and the cost of analysis of a sample of cannabis for monitoring an activity.

Part 9    Amendment of Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019

18   Regulation amended

This part amends the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019.

19   Amendment of sch 5 (Fees for resource allocation authorities and fish movement exemption notices)

Schedule 5, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

20   Amendment of sch 6 (Other fees)

(1)Schedule 6, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

(2)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, East coast trawl fishery, entry for effort unit for a trawl region, ‘0.4165’—
omit, insert—

0.42

(3)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Commercial crab fisheries, entry for C2-ITQ unit, ‘1.0404’—
omit, insert—

1.04

(4)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Hand-harvest fisheries, entry for O fishery symbol, ‘69.3588/area’—
omit, insert—

69.36/area

(5)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Hand-harvest fisheries, entries for B1B-ITQ unit, B1W-ITQ unit, B1O-ITQ unit and J1-ITQ unit, ‘0.138717’—
omit, insert—

0.14

(6)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Hand-harvest fisheries, entries for DO-ITQ unit and DS-ITQ unit, ‘0.069358’—
omit, insert—

0.07

(7)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Hand-harvest fisheries, entry for R-ITQ unit, ‘0.4165/unit’—
omit, insert—

0.42/unit

(8)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Other commercial fisheries, entries for SM unit, OS line unit and RTE line unit, ‘0.2080’—
omit, insert—

0.21

(9)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Other commercial fisheries, entry for T4-ITQ unit, ‘0.03885’—
omit, insert—

0.04

(10)Schedule 6, part 2, heading, Other commercial fisheries, entry for CT line unit, ‘0.4165’—
omit, insert—

0.42

Part 10    Amendment of Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014

21   Regulation amended

This part amends the Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014.

22   Amendment of s 29 (Fees for accreditation—Act, s 44)

(1)Section 29(1) to (3)—
omit, insert—

(1)For section 44(2)(b)(i) of the Act, the fee prescribed is—

(a)for a grant of an accreditation—the total of—

(i)the application fee mentioned in schedule 1, part 1, division 1 that is in force on 1 January in the year in which the accreditation starts; and

(ii)the accreditation fee in force on 1 January in the year in which the accreditation starts; or

(b)for a renewal of an accreditation—the accreditation fee in force on 1 January in the year in which the term of the renewed accreditation starts.

(2)Section 29(6)—
omit, insert—

(6)In this section—

accreditation fee, for a grant or renewal of an accreditation, means the fee mentioned in schedule 1, part 1, division 2, column 3 opposite the accreditation activity mentioned in part 1, division 2, column 1 of the schedule that is proposed to be, or is being, carried out under the accreditation.

(3)Section 29(4) to (6)—
renumber as section 29(2) to (4).

23   Replacement of s 31 (Fees for approval as auditor—Act, s 60)

Section 31—
omit, insert—

31   Fees for approval as auditor—Act, s 60

(1)For section 60(2)(b) of the Act, the fee prescribed is—

(a)for an approval as an auditor—the total of—

(i)the application fee mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 that is in force on 1 January in the year in which the approval starts; and

(ii)the auditor approval fee mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 that is in force on 1 January in the year in which the approval starts; or

(b)for a renewal of an approval as an auditor—the auditor approval fee mentioned in schedule 1, part 2 that is in force on 1 January in the year in which the term of the renewed approval starts.

(2)An application fee paid under this section is not refundable.

24   Amendment of s 33 (Payment of renewal fee)

Section 33(2), ‘section 29(4)’—
omit, insert—

section 29(2)

25   Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

sections 29 and 31

Part 1    Fees for accreditation

Division 1 Application fee

Column 1	Column 2
Fee units
1	Application fee	171.60

Division 2 Accreditation fees

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Accreditation activity	Food safety scheme for the accreditation	Fee units
1	Accredited processing activity—
(a)  if carried out on or from meat retail premises or a meat retail vehicle	meat scheme	549.70
(b)  if carried out for the exportation of scheme produce	dairy scheme meat scheme	8,595.75
(c)  otherwise	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	1,718.65
2	Accredited producing activity	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	429.45
3	Temperature controlled storage	meat scheme seafood scheme	309.10
4	Transporting	meat scheme	309.10
5	Wild animal harvesting	meat scheme seafood scheme	309.10
6	Another accreditation activity for which a fee is not already prescribed under items 1 to 5	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	291.80

Part 2    Fees for approval as auditor

Column 1	Column 2
Fee units
1	Application fee	171.60
2	Auditor approval fee	601.35

Part 11    Amendment of Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 2016

26   Regulation amended

This part amends the Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 2016.

27   Amendment of sch 3 (Fees)

Schedule 3, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units