Quarantine (Animals) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 179

REGULATIONS UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908-1969.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Quarantine Act 1908-1969.

Dated this twentieth day of September, 1973

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. EVERINGHAM

Minister of State for Health.

Amendments of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1973.

Third and Fourth Schedules.

2. The Third and Fourth Schedules to the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules substituted:—

THIRD SCHEDULE Regulation 95

SCALE OF FEES

Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
1	Veterinary examination of animals of the kinds specified in this item other than suckling animals less than 3 months old, and animals imported solely for exhibition purposes by the owner of an “A” class registered zoological garden or to a scientific institution approved by the Director of Quarantine—
(1) Animals of the following kinds imported from countries other than New Zealand:—
Horses, asses, mules, cattle—
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................................	12.60
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment Sheep, swine, coats, dogs, cats—	6.30
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................................	6.30
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls, pigeons—	1.50
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................................	1.50

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 20 September 1973.

 Statutory Rules1935, No. 71, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, No. 37; 1937, No. 69; 1938, No. 95; 1939, No 139; 1941, No. 83; 1942, No. 61; 1944, No. 184; 1946, No. 17; 1950, No. 95; 1953. No. 15; 1955, No. 10; 1956, Nos. 36, 65 and 111; 1958, Nos. 35 and 36; 1959, Nos. 72 and 87; 1960, No. 85; 1961, No. 23; 1966, Nos. 14, 109, 117 and 155; 1969, No. 98; and 1971, No. 72.

 

Third Schedule—continued

Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment.	0.30
Bees—for each queen bee and its escort bees...........................	3.00
(2) Animals of the following kinds imported from New Zealand:—
Horses, asses, mules, cattle—
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................	6.30
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment Sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats—	0.60
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................	3.00
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls, pigeons (other than “day-old” chicks, ducklings, goslings and turkey poults)—	0.60
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment..................................................................	1.50
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment....	0.30
“Day-old” chicks, ducklings, goslings, or turkey poults— for each consignment....................................................................	3.00
Bees—for each queen bee and its escort bees............................	3.00
(3) Animals imported from any country for immediate slaughter—
(a) for each consignment of one to twenty animals or for the first twenty animals in a consignment of more than twenty animals...............................................................	12.60
(b) for each animal other than the first twenty animals in a consignment of more than twenty animals....................	0.30
(4) Wild or undomesticated animals imported from any country—
(a) for each mammalian animal in a consignment................	3.00
(b) for a single bird or for the first bird in a consignment....	1.50
(c) for each bird other than the first in a consignment.........	0.15
(d) for each consignment of fish	3.00
2	Upkeep and sustenance of each animal of the following kinds (other than suckling animals) whilst in a quarantine station—
Horses, asses, mules...................................................................	2.25 per day
Cattle—
(a) Males two years old or over............................................	2.10 per day
(b) Other cattle.....................................................................	1.80 per day
Swine..........................................................................................	0.90 per day
Sheep and Goats—
(a) Males...............................................................................	0.60 per day
(b) Females—
(i) for each animal in a consignment of one to ten animals or for each of the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals....................	0.45 per day
(ii) for each animal other than the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals...................	0.30 per day
Dogs—
(a) three months old or over.................................................	1.72 per day
(b) less than three months old...............................................	0.85 per day
Cats—
(a) three months old or over.................................................	1.43 per day
(b) less than three months old..............................................	0.70 per day
Rabbits.......................................................................................	0.15 per day
Fowls, ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea fowls................................	0.15 per day
Any other birds...........................................................................	0.06 per day
3	Supervision of cattle while under quarantine surveillance—
(a) for each animal for the first six months of the period of quarantine surveillance or portion of that period..........	18.00
(b) for each animal for any further period...........................	12.00

Third Schedule—continued

Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
4	Shearing sheep and goats—
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment	6.00
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment............................................................................................................. OT	1.80
5	Dipping sheep and goats—
(a) for a single animal.......................................................................	6.00
(b) for each consignment of two to ten animals or for the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals...................	9.00
(c) for each animal other than the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals.................................................................	0.30
6	Disinfection of articles of the following kinds—
(a) saddles.........................................................................................	1.50 each
(b) harness.........................................................................................	1.50 per set
(c) articles of harness (other than saddles) and animal effects.........	0.06 per article
(d) horse and cattle boxes.................................................................	3.00 each
(e) multiple sheep pens.....................................................................	3.00 per set
(f) single crates for sheep and swine.................................................	1.50 each
(g) dog kennels..................................................................................	0.75 each
7	Disinfection of animal hair, bristles, feathers, furred skins and wool carried out at a quarantine station—
(a) (i) for each package not exceeding 1 lb in weight......................	0.30
(ii) for each package exceeding 1 lb in weight but not exceeding 20 lbs in weight........................................................................	0.75
(iii) for each package exceeding 20 lbs in weight........................	1.50
(b) for use of the steam disinfector...................................................	15.00
8	Supervision by an authorized person or persons of disinfection or treatment of goods in pursuance of regulation 93, for each authorized person...................................................................................................	6.00 per hour

FOURTH SCHEDULE Regulation 96b

SCALE OF FEES

Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee per day
$
Upkeep and sustenance of each animal of the following kinds whilst in a quarantine station—
Horses...............................................................................................................................	2.25
Cattle—
(a) Males two years old or over	2.10
(b) Other cattle...............................................................................................................................	1.80
Swine...............................................................................................................................	0.90
Sheep and Goats—
(a) Males...............................................................................................................................	0.60
(b) Females—
(i) for each animal in a consignment of one to ten animals or for each of the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals	0.45
(ii) for each animal other than the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals........................................................................................................	0.30
Cats—
(a) three months old or over...............................................................................................................................
(b) less than three months old...............................................................................................................................	0.70
Dogs—
(a) three months old or over...............................................................................................................................	1.72
(b) less than three months old...............................................................................................................................	0.85
Fowls, ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea fowls...............................................................................................................................	0.15
Any other birds...............................................................................................................................	0.06

Application.

3. These Regulations, in so far as they fix fees in respect of a matter specified in item 3 of the Third Schedule to the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations