Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Determination 2010 (Cth)

Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Determination 2010

made under section 86E of the

Quarantine Act 1908

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:    1 December 2015

Includes amendments up to:           Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Determination 2015

Registered:   9 December 2015

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Determination 2010 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 December 2015 (the compilation date).

This compilation was prepared on 8 December 2015.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on ComLaw ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1............ Name of Determination................................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement............................................................................................................. 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Fee for quarantine services payable by Australia Post................................................... 1

6............ Time for payment.......................................................................................................... 1

7............ Late payment fee............................................................................................................ 2

Endnotes3

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  3

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  4

Endnote 3—Legislation history  5

Endnote 4—Amendment history  6

1  Name of Determination

This Determination is the Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Determination 2010.

2  Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2010.

4  Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.

annual fee, for a relevant financial year, means the amount of the fee required by section 5 to be paid in respect of the financial year.

Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation.

late payment fee has the meaning given by section 86E of the Act.

payment day has the meaning given by section 86E of the Act.

postal article has the same meaning as in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.

quarantine service has the meaning given by section 86E of the Act.

relevant financial year means the financial year commencing on 1 July 2010 and each subsequent financial year.

5  Fee for quarantine services payable by Australia Post

(1) For section 86E of the Act, a fee is required to be paid by Australia Post for the provision of quarantine services for postal articles received by Australia Post from places outside Australia in a relevant financial year.

(2)  The amount of the fee for a relevant financial year is as follows:

(a)  for a financial year commencing on or before 1 July 2015—$8 200 000;

(b)  for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2016—$11 700 000;

(c)  for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2017—$15 100 000;

(d)  for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2018—$15 300 000.

6  Time for payment

(1)  An annual fee is payable:

(a)  by a single payment; or

(b)  in 2 or more equal instalments.

(2)  An annual fee, or an instalment of an annual fee, is payable within 30 days after the day the demand for payment of the fee or the instalment is made.

7  Late payment fee

(1)  If an annual fee, or an instalment of an annual fee, is not paid on or before the payment day for the fee or the instalment, a late payment fee must be paid by Australia Post.

(2)  The amount of the late payment fee is worked out using the following formula:

where:

days overdue is the number of days after the payment day and before the day on which the annual fee or the instalment (as the case requires) is paid.

unpaid amount is the amount of the annual fee or the instalment (as the case requires) that has not been paid.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Endnotes about misdescribed amendments and other matters are included in a compilation only as necessary.

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

A = Act	o = order(s)
ad = added or inserted	Ord = Ordinance
am = amended	orig = original
amdt = amendment	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
c = clause(s)	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	pres = present
Ch = Chapter(s)	prev = previous
def = definition(s)	(prev…) = previously
Dict = Dictionary	Pt = Part(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Div = Division(s)	Reg = Regulation/Regulations
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	reloc = relocated
effect	renum = renumbered
F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments	rep = repealed
gaz = gazette	rs = repealed and substituted
LI = Legislative Instrument	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
effect	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification	SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s)	underlining = whole or part not
commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	FRLI registration or gazettal	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Determination 2010	27 May 2010 (F2010L01426)	1 July 2010 (s 2)
Quarantine Service Fees (Australia Post) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Determination 2015	30 Nov 2015 (F2015L01888)	1 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) item 1)	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 3........................................	rep F2015L01888
s 4........................................	am F2015L01888
s 5........................................	am F2015L01888
s 6........................................	rs F2015L01888
s 7........................................	rs F2015L01888