Quarantine (General) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

       

Statutory Rules 1984 No 261

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Quarantine (General) Regulations2

(Amendment)

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

Dated 21 February 1984.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command,

  

Minister of State for Health

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Commencement

1.These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 March 1984.

Schedule 2

2.Schedule 2 to the Quarantine (General) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 2  Regulation 80

PART 1

FEES PAYABLE BY THE MASTER, OWNER OR AGENT OF A VESSEL

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
1	Fumigation, by means of sulphur dioxide gas, of a vessel or part of a vessel
(a) where the space fumigated contains not more than 25 cubic metres......	26.00
(b) where the space fumigated contains more than 25 cubic metres but not more than 500 cubic metres..............................................................
(i) for the first 25 cubic metres..........................................................	26.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 25 cubic metres but does not exceed 500 cubic metres........................................................................................	3.00

S.R. 347/82

 Cat. No. Recommended retail price 40c  11/10.2.1984

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
(c) where the space fumigated contains more than 500 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres
(i) for the first 500 cubic metres.................................................................	83.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 500 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres.........	1.00
(d) where the space fumigated contains more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 10,000 cubic metres............................................................	463.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 10,000 cubic metres.................................................................	0.50
2	Fumigation, by means of hydrocyanic acid gas, of a vessel or part of a vessel—
(a) where the space fumigated contains not more than 25 cubic metres..............	45.00
(b) where the space fumigated contains more than 25 cubic metres but not more than 500 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 25 cubic metres..................................................................	45.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 25 cubic metres but does not exceed 500 cubic metres...............	4.00
(c) where the space fumigated contains more than 500 cubic metres but not more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 50 cubic metres..................................................................	121.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 500 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres.........	2.50
(d) where the space fumigated contains more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 10,000 cubic metres............................................................	1,071.00
(ii) for each 25 cubic metres or part of 25 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 10,000 cubic metres.................................................................	1.50
3	Disinfection, by fogging with wet spray by means of a thermal aerosol machine, of a vessel or part of a vessel—
(a) where the space disinfected contains not more than 1,000 cubic metres........	65.00
(b) where the space disinfected contains more than 1,000 cubic metres but not more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 1,000 cubic metres..............................................................	65.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 1,000 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres..................................................................................................	10.00
(c) where the space disinfected contains more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 10,000 cubic metres............................................................	155.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 10,000 cubic metres........................................................	8.00
4	Disinfection, by fogging by means of a thermal aerosol machine (otherwise than with wet spray), of a vessel or part of a vessel—
(a) where the space disinfected contains not more than 1,000 cubic metres........	60.00
(b) where the space disinfected contains more than 1,000 cubic metres but not more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 1,000 cubic metres..............................................................	60.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 1,000 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres..................................................................................................	13.00
(c) where the space disinfected contains more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for each first 10,000 cubic metres.........................................................	177.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 10,000 cubic metres........................................................	11.00

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
5	Disinfection of a vessel or part of a vessel by fogging by means of a portable mechanical aerosol or spray generator or a hand aerosol or smoke generator
(a) where the space disinfected contains not more than 1,000 cubic metres.......	75.00
(b) where the space disinfected contains more than 1,000 cubic metres but not more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 1,000 cubic metres............................................................	75.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 1,000 cubic metres but does not exceed 10,000 cubic metres...............................................................................................	10.00
(c) where the space disinfected contains more than 10,000 cubic metres—
(i) for the first 10,000 cubic metres..........................................................	165.00
(ii) for each 1,000 cubic metres or part of 1,000 cubic metres by which the space exceeds 10,000 cubic metres.....................................................	8.00
6	Destroying rodents, by means of trapping or poisoning, on a vessel—
(a) for laying not more than 50 poison baits...................................................	25.00
(b) for each poison bait laid in excess of 50...................................................	0.50
(c) for setting not more than 50 traps.............................................................	25.00
(d) for each trap set in excess of 50...............................................................	0.50
(e) for re‑setting not more than 50 traps.........................................................	25.00
(f) for each trap re‑set in excess of 50............................................................	0.50
7	Supervising the fumigation or disinfection of a vessel by persons employed by the owner or master of the vessel	50.00
8	Disinfecting packages of second‑hand clothing brought into Australia on a vessel otherwise than as mail—
(a) for each package of clothing disinfected on shore.......................................	1.00
(b) where not more than 20 packages of clothing are disinfected on a vessel in a compartment...........................................................................................	20.00
(c) for each package disinfected on a vessel in a compartment in excess of 20 packages
(i) for the first 20 packages disinfected....................................................	20.00
(ii) for each package by which the number disinfected exceeds 20 packages	1.00
9	Disposal of refuse, galley scraps or waste from a vessel that is 25 metres or more in length and to which sub‑regulation 33c (1) applies, where the vessel, upon arrival at a declared port, carried—
(a) not more than 20 people—for each day in that port....................................	35.00
(b) more than 20 people but not more than 50 people—for each day in that port	45.00
(c) more than 50 people but not more than 150 people for each day in that port	50.00
(d) more than 150 people—for each day in that port........................................	70.00
10	For the performance of a service by a quarantine officer for which a fee is not prescribed elsewhere in this Schedule—for each half‑hour or part of a half‑hour required for the performance.............................................................................	6.00

 

PART II

FEES PAYABLE BY THE ADDRESSEE OF A PARCEL

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter in respect of which fee is payable	Amount of fee
$
1	Disinfecting parcels of second‑hand clothing brought into Australia by mail—for each parcel.......................................................................................................	1.00

Transitional

3.Notwithstanding its repeal by these Regulations, Schedule 2 to the Quarantine (General) Regulations as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations shall apply in relation to—

(a) any vessel that is subject to quarantine at the commencement of these Regulations; and

(b) any oversea vessel that, at the commencement of these Regulations, has departed from its last oversea port.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 February 1984.

2. Statutory Rules 1956 No. 114 as amended by 1957 No. 13; 1958 No. 34; 1965 Nos. 80 and 188; 1972 Nos. 82, 129 and 190; 1973 No, 252; 1976 No. 193; 1978 No. 167; 1979 Nos. 15 and 286; 1980 Nos. 51 and 116; 1981 Nos. 10, 42, 215 and 277.

                                  

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