QUARANTINE SERVICE FEES AMENDMENT DETERMINATIONS 2002 (No. 2)
I, WARREN ERROL TRUSS, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make these Determinations under section 86E of the Quarantine Act 1908.
Dated 7th October 2002
WARREN TRUSS
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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1 Name of Determinations.......................................
2 Amendment of Quarantine Service Fees Determinations 2001
Schedule 1 Amendments
1 Name of Determinations
These Determinations are the Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determinations 2002 (No.2).
Note: These Determinations take effect on the day on which notice of the Determinations is published in the Gazette – see Act, subsection 86E(3).
2 Amendment of Quarantine Service Fees Determinations 2001
Schedule 1 amends the Quarantine Service Fees Determinations 2001.
Schedule 1 Amendments
[1] Clause 2
insert
ICON means the AQIS import conditions database.
in-office, in relation to the performance of a service, means the performance of the service at a location where AQIS services are permanently available.
[2] Clause 2
add at the end
Note : The terms basic fee, late payment fee and payment day used in these Determinations are defined in section 86E of the Act.
[3] Clause 7
substitute
7 Late payment fee
(1) If the basic fee is not paid on or before the payment day for the fee, a late payment fee is payable in accordance with subclause (2).
(2) The late payment fee is :
0.2 x basic fee x days overdue
365
where days overdue is the number of days after the payment day and before the day on which the basic fee is paid.
[4] Schedule, item 2, column 3
omit
$3
insert
$4
[5] Schedule, item 3, column 3
omit
$3
insert
$4
[6] Schedule, item 4, column 3
omit
$7.50
insert
$6
[7] Schedule, items 5 and 6
substitute
5 | Clearance of a sea container unit (not empty container)
| (a) if the fee is paid by the owner of the container or an agent of the owner - $15 per container
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| (b) if the fee is paid by the owner of the imported goods or an agent of the owner - $15 per container (full container load cargo) and $3.75 per container (less than a full container load cargo) |
[8] Schedule, item 7, column 3
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$30
insert
$35.50
[9] Schedule, item 8, column 3
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$68 for the first container recorded on an entry and thereafter $34 per container
insert
$80 for the first container recorded on an entry and therefore $40 per container
[10] Schedule, item 9, column 3
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$30 (wherever occurring)
insert
$35.50
[11] Schedule, item 10, column 3
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$68 per container, per fumigation for the first container recorded on an entry and thereafter $34 per container, per fumigation (full container load cargo)
insert
$80 per container, per fumigation for the first container recorded on an entry and thereafter $40 per container, per fumigation (full container load cargo)
omit
$68 per consignment, per fumigation (less than a full container load cargo)
insert
$80 per consignment, per fumigation (less than a full container load cargo)
omit
$68 per consignment, per fumigation (non-containerised cargo)
insert
$80 per consignment, per fumigation (non-containerised cargo)
[12] Schedule, item 11
substitute
11 | For an in-office inspection, examination, analysis, clearance, supervision or other service, not being an in-office service that is specifically described elsewhere in this Schedule
| $35.50 per quarter hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service
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11A | For an out-of-office inspection, examination, analysis, clearance, supervision or other service, not being an out-of-office service that is specifically described elsewhere in this Schedule | $80 for the first half hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service and thereafter $40 per quarter hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service
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[13] Schedule, item 12, column 3
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$60 for the first half hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service and thereafter $30 per quarter hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service
insert
$71 for the first half hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service and thereafter $35.50 per quarter hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service
[14] Schedule, items 13 and 14
substitute
13 | Assessment in connection with application for performance of a service offshore | $120
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14 | For an inspection, examination, analysis, clearance, supervision or other service performed offshore
| $5712 for the first 8 days or part thereof and thereafter at the rate applicable under whichever of items 15-18 applies
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[15] Schedule, item 15, column 3
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$605
insert
$714
[16] Schedule, item 16, column 3
omit
$2,107
insert
$2,486
[17] Schedule, item 17, column 3
omit
$8,252
insert
$9,397
[18] Schedule, item 18, column 3
omit
$95,417
insert
$112,592
[19] Schedule, item 19
substitute
19 | Examination of timber (non-containerised) (excluding plywood or veneers) | $1.70 per cubic metre or part thereof |
[20] Schedule, item 20
omit
[21] Schedule, item 21, column 3
omit
$8
insert
$10
[22] Schedule, after item 21, heading
substitute
21A | Provision of a service through a third party, being a service not specified elsewhere in this schedule | a fee equivalent to the cost incurred by AQIS in connection with the provision of the service |
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| B. Entries and Permit Applications |
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[23] Schedule, item 22, column 3
omit
$6
insert
$8
[24] Schedule, item 23, column 3
omit
$12
insert
$14
[25] Schedule, items 24, 25, 26 and 27
substitute
24 | Permit application
| $80 per application |
25 | Amendment or reprint of permit application
| $80 per application |
26 | Assessment in connection with amendment of permit to allow transfer of location | $20 |
27 | Assessment in connection with permit application for cosmetics (maximum of 2 cosmetics)
| $20 |
27A | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single fermented product (not being a veterinary therapeutic product or stock feed)
| $20 |
27B | Assessment in connection with permit application for food products (maximum of 2 food products)
| $20 |
27C | Assessment in connection with permit application for microbes (non-pathogenic) (maximum of 5 microbes)
| $20 |
27D | Assessment in connection with permit application for cell lines - laboratory animals (maximum of 5 cell lines)
| $20 |
27E | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single cell line - non-laboratory animals
| $20 |
27F | Assessment in connection with permit application for laboratory material, including proteins, DNA, catalogues, laboratory animal sera (maximum of 20 materials)
| $20 |
27G | Assessment in connection with a single non-laboratory animal serum
| $20 |
27H | Assessment in connection with a single plant material (in-vitro use)
| $20 |
27I | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single parasite
| $20 |
27J | Assessment in connection with permit application for dried herbs or spices for which import conditions are described on ICON (maximum of 20 herbs or spices)
| $20 |
27K | Assessment in connection with permit application for nursery stock (live plant, including tissue cultures and plant parts imported for propagation)
| $20 |
27L | Assessment in connection with seeds for sowing (imported with the intention of sowing)
| $20 |
27M | Assessment in connection with permit application for plant material and seeds or grains (not infected) (imported for destructive analysis or research purposes only)
| $20 |
27N | Assessment in connection with permit application for fruit, vegetables or cut flowers for which import conditions are described on ICON
| $20 |
27O | Assessment in connection with permit application for canned pet foods (maximum of 2 pet food products)
| $20 |
27P | Assessment in connection with permit application for natural fibres and fibre products
| $20 |
27Q | Assessment in connection with permit application for water and soil samples for in-vitro testing (maximum of 5 products)
| $20 |
27R | Assessment in connection with permit application for used tyres
| $20 |
27S | Assessment in connection with permit application for used machinery
| $20 |
27T | Assessment in connection with permit application for timber logs or bark handcrafts
| $20 |
27U | Assessment in connection with permit application for minerals or ores
| $20 |
27V | Assessment in connection with permit application for prohibited fruit, vegetables or cut flowers (imported for destructive analysis or research purposes only)
| $40 |
27W | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single non-organic fertiliser
| $40 |
27X | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single aquaculture feed
| $40 |
27Y | Assessment in connection with permit application for a human therapeutic product (personal use) (maximum of 5 human therapeutic products)
| $40 |
27Z | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single human therapeutic product (commercial use)
| $40 |
27ZA | Assessment in connection with permit application for human vaccines (maximum of 4 human vaccines)
| $40 |
27ZB | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single bioremediation agent
| $40 |
27ZC | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single micro-organism (possible pathogen)
| $40 |
27ZD | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single veterinary therapeutic product
| $40 |
27ZE | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single dried pet food or bird seed
| $40 |
27ZF | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single bulk culture medium
| $40 |
27ZG | Assessment in connection with permit application for herbal tea (maximum of 5 herbal teas)
| $40 |
27ZH | Assessment in connection with permit application for seeds or grains for processing (product requiring further processing or intended for processing)
| $40 |
27ZI | Assessment in connection with permit application for seeds or grains for human consumption
| $40 |
27ZJ | Assessment in connection with permit application for fruit, vegetables or cut flowers for which import conditions are not described on ICON (including when imported for medical research, international displays, etc)
| $40 |
27ZK | Assessment in connection with permit application for plant material and seeds or grains (imported for destructive analysis or research purposes only) - infected or infested
| $40 |
27ZL | Assessment in connection with permit application for dried plant material requiring an import assessment for which import conditions are not described on ICON
| $40 |
27ZM | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single product that is covered by a compliance agreement and that requires a permit
| $180 |
27ZN | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single organic fertiliser
| $180 |
27ZO | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single stock feed
| $180 |
27ZP | Assessment in connection with an amendment to a single in-vitro permit for the purposes of an in-vivo approval (fee for one application)
| $180 |
27ZQ | Assessment in connection with a permit application for live animals (including insects, fish and birds) or genetic material
| $180 |
27ZR | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single live vaccine in respect of one master seed
| $2,500 |
27ZS | Assessment in connection with permit application for an additional master seed included as part of live or inactivated vaccine
| $600 |
27ZT | Assessment in connection with permit application for a single new master seed or inactivated vaccine with one master seed
| $2,000 |
27ZU | Assessment in connection with application for a single veterinary vaccine renewal
| $600 |
[26] Schedule, item 30, subparagraph (a) (i), column 3
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$34 per animal per day, for the first 25 animals, plus $10 per day for each animal in excess of 25 with feed and veterinary supplies to be provided by importer
insert
during the official quarantine period for the animal, $34 per animal per day for the first 25 animals, plus $10 per day for each animal in excess of 25 with feed and veterinary supplies to be provided by the importer
[27] Schedule, item 30, paragraph (fb), column 3
omit
consignment of bees
insert
consignment of queen bees
omit
during the months of June or July
insert
for the months of June and July
[28] Schedule, item 30, paragraph (j)
omit
[29] Schedule, item 31, subparagraph (a) (ii), column 3
omit
$7 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $122 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
insert
$8.30 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $144 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
[30] Schedule, item 31, subparagraph (b) (ii), column 3
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$9.40 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $150 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
insert
$11 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $177 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
[31] Schedule, item 31, subparagraph (c) (ii), column 3
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$11.80 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $188 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
insert
$14 for each ¼ hour or part thereof. A minimum fee of $222 applies when the services are performed non-continuously with ordinary duty
[32] Schedule, item 33
substitute
33 | Application for approval, or for renewal, of registration of premises for the purposes of performing quarantine | $800 plus $80 for the first half hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service (for inspection of premises and examination of documentation) and thereafter $40 per quarter hour or part thereof for each officer performing the service |