Export Inspection (Service Charge) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 249 1

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Export Inspection (Service Charge)

Regulations 2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Export Inspection (Service Charge) Act 1985 .

 Dated 21 July 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

SIMON CREAN

Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 August 1992.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Export Inspection (Service Charge) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 4 (Imposition of charge)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Imposition of charge

“4.

The following prescribed commodities are specified for the purposes of subsection 6 (1) of the Act:

• (a)

  dairy products;

• (b)

  dried fruits;

• (c)

  fish;

• (d)

  eggs;

• (e)

  processed fruit;

• (f)

  processed vegetables.”.

4.   Regulation 5 (Rates of charge)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Rates of charge

“5.

For the purposes of section 7 of the Act, the rate of charge for the provision of an export inspection service at an establishment that is registered for operations associated with the preparation of a prescribed commodity specified in regulation 4 is:

• (a)

  for a service in relation to a product monitoring system–$82 for each half hour or part of a half hour for each attendance by an authorised officer; and

• (b)

  for a service in relation to an approved quality assurance arrangement–$70 for each half hour or part of a half hour for each attendance by an authorised officer; and

• (c)

  for a service in relation to food processing accreditation–$70 for each half hour or part of a half hour for each attendance by an authorised officer.

5.   Regulation 6 (Exemption from charge)

5.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Exemption from Export Control Orders

“6.

(1) For the purposes of section 7 of the Act, the rate of charge for an export inspection service determining whether an establishment may be exempted from Export Control Orders is:

• (a)

  for the first  service by an authorised officer in a year–$75 for each half hour or part of a half hour with a minimum charge of $150.00; and

• (b)

  for a second service by an authorised officer in a year–$83.30 per half hour or part of a half hour with a minimum charge of $250.00; and

• (c)

  for a third or subsequent service by an authorised officer in a year–$83.30 per half hour or part of a half hour with a minimum charge of $500.00.

“(2)

In subregulation (1), “year” means the period of 12 months commencing at the beginning of the day of the making of the first application.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 July 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1985 No. 361 as amended by 1986 No. 253; 1987 No. 252; 1988 Nos. 5, 142 and 244; 1989 No. 256; 1990 Nos. 304 and 418; 1991 No. 174.