Quarantine Service Fees 2003–2005 (Australia Post) Determination 2003
Quarantine Determination 2003 (No. 1)
I, WARREN ERROL TRUSS, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Determination under section 86E of the Quarantine Act 1908.
Dated 16 June 2003
WARREN TRUSS
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Contents
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1 Name of Determination
2 Definitions
3 Basic fee for quarantine services payable by Australia Post
4 Payment day for basic fee
5 Late payment fee
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Quarantine Service Fees 2003–2005 (Australia Post) Determination 2003.
Note This Determination takes effect on the day on which the notice of the Determination is published in the Gazette — see Act, subsection 86E (3).
2 Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.
Australia Post means the Australian Postal Corporation.
postal article has the same meaning as in the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.
Note The terms basic fee, payment day and quarantine service (used in this Determination) are defined in section 86E of the Act.
3 Basic fee for quarantine services payable by Australia Post
For section 86E of the Act, the fees payable by Australia Post for the provision of quarantine services for postal articles received by Australia Post from places outside Australia are as follows:
Item | Period of quarantine service | Basic fee ($) |
1 | July, August and September 2003 | 723,515.63 |
2 | October, November and December 2003 | 723,515.63 |
3 | January, February and March 2004 | 723,515.63 |
4 | April, May and June 2004 | 723,515.63 |
5 | July, August and September 2004 | 759,691.41 |
6 | October, November and December 2004 | 759,691.41 |
7 | January, February and March 2005 | 759,691.41 |
8 | April, May and June 2005 | 759,691.41 |
4 Payment day for basic fee
The basic fee must be paid on or before the last day of the period for which the fee is payable (the payment day).
5 Late payment fee
(1) If the basic fee is not paid on or before the payment day for the fee, an additional fee (the late payment fee) is payable by Australia Post.
(2) The late payment fee is:
where:
days overdue is the number of days after the payment day and before the day on which the basic fee is paid.