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IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS 1993 - SCHEDULE 2

Fees for chargeable services

(regulation 33)

Part 1           Interpretation

1               Definitions

                In this Schedule:

"AQIS entry management system" means an electronic import control system maintained and administered by AQIS.

"AQIS holiday" , for an officer performing a chargeable service, means a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that:

                (a)    is a day observed as a public holiday in the place in which the officer performs the service; or

               (b)    falls in the period beginning on 27 December and ending on 31 December in a year.

"ordinary hours of duty" , for an officer, means a period that begins at 6.30 am and ends at 6.30 pm on any weekday.

"weekday , " for an officer performing a chargeable service, means a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not an AQIS holiday for the officer.

"working day" , for an officer performing a chargeable service, means a period of 7.5 hours for which the officer performs the service during the ordinary hours of duty on a weekday.

Part 2           Fees for chargeable services performed during ordinary hours of duty

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item No.

Chargeable service

Fee

1

Inspection of food, including time spent:

For each officer performing the service:

 

   (a)  arranging for a person to analyse the food; and

   (b)  preparing an inspection report; and

   (c)  assessing the results

   (a)  for a working day -- $900; or

   (b)  for less than a working day:

 

 

         (i)   for the first half hour, or part of a half hour -- $90; and

 

 

        (ii)   for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour -- $45

2

Assessment of information in an entry relating to a consignment of food that is made on an AQIS entry management system, other than an assessment as part of an inspection under item 1, for inclusion in a food control certificate for an import entry to which a recognised foreign government certificate relates

For each entry:

   (a)  for an assessment based only on information in the entry:

         (i)   for the first half hour, or part of a half hour -- $40; and

        (ii)   for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour -- $40; and

   (b)  if the officer performing the assessment requires additional information to perform the assessment -- an additional $40

3

Assessment of information in an entry relating to a consignment of food that is made on an AQIS entry management system, other than an assessment as part of an inspection under item 1, for inclusion in a food control certificate

For each entry:

   (a)  for an assessment based only on information in the entry:

         (i)   for the first half hour, or part of a half hour -- $40; and

        (ii)   for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour -- $40; and

   (b)  if the officer performing the assessment requires additional information to perform the assessment  -- an additional $40

4

Supervision of the treatment, destruction or re-exportation of food under the Scheme

For each officer performing the service:

   (a)  for the first half hour, or part of a half hour -- $90; and

   (b)  for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour -- $45

5

Assessment of whether an importer is able to comply with the Act, these Regulations and the conditions in the importer's proposed compliance agreement, including:

$1 300

 

   (a)  an examination of the importer's documented food safety and compliance system; and

   (b)  visiting an importer's place of business to examine whether the importer's documented food safety and compliance system is appropriate

 

6

Maintenance and administration of a compliance agreement, including:

   (a)  a help desk liaison service for importers that enter into a compliance agreement; and

   (b)  planning and scheduling visits to an importer's place of business; and

   (c)  maintaining a database of information arising from the compliance work

$2 300 per year

7

Assessment of whether an importer is complying with the Act, these Regulations and the conditions in the importer's compliance agreement, including:

   (a)  an examination of whether the importer's food safety and compliance system is the food safety and compliance system that was documented; and

   (b)  an examination of the records of the importer's food safety and compliance system

For each officer performing the service -- $45 per quarter hour

Part 3           Additional fees for chargeable services performed out of ordinary hours of duty

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item No.

Chargeable service

Additional Fee

8

A service mentioned in an item in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (when performed outside the ordinary hours of duty)

For each officer performing the service on a weekday (outside the ordinary hours of duty):

   (a)  if the service is performed immediately before or immediately after services performed by the officer during the ordinary hours of duty -- $16 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or

   (b)  in any other case:

         (i)   for any period up to 3 hours -- $192; and

        (ii)   for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3 hour period -- $16

9

 

For each officer performing the service on a Saturday, Sunday or AQIS holiday:

   (a)  for any period up to 3 hours -- $288; and

   (b)  for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3 hour period -- $24

 




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