Charges for biosecurity matters
9 Charges for biosecurity matters
For the purposes of subsection 7(1) of the Act, the charge in relation to a biosecurity matter referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table is the amount set out in, or calculated in accordance with, column 2 of the item.
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Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
1 | In relation to goods that are the subject of an import declaration and that have been brought into Australian territory on an aircraft—risk profiling, surveillance, monitoring compliance and administration of other biosecurity matters | For each import declaration—$43 |
2 | In relation to goods that are the subject of an import declaration and that have been brought into Australian territory on a vessel—risk profiling, surveillance, monitoring compliance and administration of other biosecurity matters | For each import declaration—$63 |
2A | In relation to low value goods that are the subject of a self‑assessed clearance declaration and that have been brought into Australian territory—risk profiling, surveillance, monitoring compliance and administration of other biosecurity matters | For each self‑assessed clearance declaration—$0.36 |
3 | Application for a permit under section 177 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 authorising goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory | $122 |
4 | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a horse, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the horse | For each animal—$983 |
4A | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a horse, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the horse | For each animal—$3 934 |
4B | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a ruminant, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the ruminant | For each animal—$1 005 |
4C | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a ruminant, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the ruminant | For each animal—$4 019 |
5 | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for an animal not covered by another item of this table, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the animal | For each animal—$282 |
5A | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for an animal not covered by another item of this table, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the animal | For each animal—$1,132 |
6 | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of bees, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each consignment—$837 |
6A | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of bees, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each consignment—$3 350 |
7 | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of live birds, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each biocontainment unit covered by the reservation—$4 707 |
8 | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of live birds, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each biocontainment unit covered by the reservation—$18 827 |
9 | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of birds’ eggs for hatching, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each biocontainment unit covered by the reservation—$13 109 |
10 | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of birds’ eggs for hatching, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each biocontainment unit covered by the reservation—$52 434 |
10A | Reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of live snails, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each consignment—$892 |
10B | Confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility for a consignment of live snails, and administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to the consignment | For each consignment—$3,571 |
11 | Administration and management of biosecurity activities in relation to a plant, or plants, in a post‑entry quarantine facility | For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant or plants for each month or part of a month—$291 |
12 | Application for approval of a proposed arrangement under section 405 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 | $194 |
13 | Administration and ongoing management of 2 or more relevant arrangements or agreements that cover a person at any time in a financial year, but only if: (a) at least one of them is an approved arrangement; and (b) at least 2 of them covered the person immediately before the start of the financial year | For a financial year, or part of a financial year, in which the relevant arrangements or agreements are in force: (a) if they are all Class 19 Arrangements—$571; or (b) if at least one of them is not a Class 19 Arrangement—$3,316 |
13AA | Administration and ongoing management of an approved arrangement (other than an approved arrangement to which item 13 applies)—the first such approved arrangement that covers a person in a financial year, but only if the person is not covered by a compliance agreement when the approved arrangement first covers the person | For a financial year, or part of a financial year, in which the approved arrangement is in force: (a) if it is a Class 19 Arrangement that is in force before 1 January in the financial year—$571; or (b) if: (i) it is a Class 19 Arrangement; and (ii) paragraph (a) does not apply; an amount that is 50% of the amount specified in paragraph (a); or (c) if it is not a Class 19 Arrangement, and it is in force before 1 January in the financial year—$2,857; or (d) if: (i) it is not a Class 19 Arrangement; and (ii) paragraph (c) does not apply; an amount that is 50% of the amount specified in paragraph (c) |
13AB | Administration and ongoing management of one or more relevant arrangements or agreements (other than a relevant arrangement or agreement to which item 13 or 13AA applies) that cover a person at any time in a financial year, but only if at least one of them is an approved arrangement | For a financial year, or part of a financial year, in which the relevant arrangements or agreements are in force: (a) if: (i) the first relevant arrangement or agreement (the first relevant arrangement or agreement) that covers the person in the financial year is a Class 19 Arrangement; and (ii) at least one further relevant arrangement or agreement (other than a Class 19 Arrangement) is in force before 1 January in the financial year; $2,744; or (b) if: (i) the first relevant arrangement or agreement is a Class 19 Arrangement that is in force before 1 January in the financial year; and (ii) paragraph (a) does not apply; and (iii) at least one further relevant arrangement or agreement (other than a Class 19 Arrangement) is in force on or after 1 January in the financial year; $1,086; or (c) if: (i) the first relevant arrangement or agreement is a Class 19 Arrangement that is in force on or after 1 January in the financial year; and (ii) neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies; and (iii) at least one further relevant arrangement or agreement (other than a Class 19 Arrangement) is in force on or after 1 January in the financial year; $1,372; or (d) if the first relevant arrangement or agreement is not a Class 19 Arrangement and at least one further relevant arrangement or agreement is in force before 1 January in the financial year—$459; or (e) if: (i) the first relevant arrangement or agreement is not a Class 19 Arrangement; and (ii) paragraph (d) does not apply; and (iii) at least one further relevant arrangement or agreement is in force on or after 1 January in the financial year; $229 |
13A | Entry of information into the automated entry processing system, by a person covered by an approved arrangement, about goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory, if the entry is not referred to the Agriculture Department for verification | For each entry—$20 |
14 | In relation to the first mooring of a vessel at a port in Australian territory after the vessel enters Australian territory—risk profiling, surveillance, monitoring compliance and administration of other biosecurity matters (other than the carrying out of diagnostic activities referred to in item 15 of this table) | For each vessel: (a) that is a non‑commercial vessel—$155; or (b) other than a non‑commercial vessel—$1 354 |
15 | The carrying out of diagnostic activities in relation to goods on board a vessel, if it is the first occasion on which those activities are carried out: (a) after the vessel entered Australian territory; and (b) before the vessel moors at a port outside Australian territory | For each vessel: (a) that is a roll‑on/roll‑off vessel—$710; or (b) that is not a vessel covered by paragraph (a)—$189 |
A person may be exempt from liability to pay the charge prescribed by an item of the above table (see section 10).
If an amount of a charge (the increased charge) specified in paragraph (a) or (c) of item 13AA of the table in subsection (1) is increased under section 9A, the increased charge is to be used for the purposes of working out the amount of the charge under paragraph (b) or (d) of the item.
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