South Australian Consolidated Regulations

PRIMARY PRODUCE (FOOD SAFETY SCHEMES) (MEAT INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS 2006 - REG 29

29—Annual fee

The annual fee under section 17 of the Act is payable as follows:

(a)	in the case of an accreditation that authorises a person to process or handle meat for consumption by pets only	administration fee
(b)	in the case of an accreditation that authorises a person to store or transport meat only—
	(i)         ....................................................................................	administration fee
	plus
	(ii)         if the person is authorised to store meat	2 fee units
	plus
	(iii)         if the person is authorised to transport meat—for each vehicle used to transport meat under the accreditation during the relevant period	1 fee unit
	If the person uses more than one semi-trailer for each prime mover used to transport meat, each additional semi-trailer is, for the purposes of subparagraph (iii), to be regarded as a separate vehicle.
(c)	in the case of an accreditation that authorises a person to process or handle kangaroos in the field—
	(i)         ....................................................................................	administration fee
	plus
	(ii)         for each tray or rack (being a tray or rack to be attached to a vehicle used for transporting kangaroo carcasses) approved for use under the accreditation	1 fee unit
	plus
	(iii)         for each field chiller owned or leased by the person and approved for use under the accreditation	1 fee unit
(d)	in the case of an accreditation that authorises a retail meat processor and handler to undertake further processing or handling of meat that has been lawfully produced for human consumption—
	(i)         ....................................................................................	administration fee
	plus
	(ii)         the aggregate of the fee units applicable to the each of the following types of activity carried on by the processor or handler:
	type of activity
	(A)         production of smallgoods by a process involving fermentation	1 fee unit
	(B)         production of smallgoods by a process involving cooking or curing	1 fee unit
	(C)         processing of raw meat (for example, boning, slicing, mincing or dicing of meat) or production of raw smallgoods (for example, sausages, patties or corned or pickled meat) within the ambit of the definition of "meat" (see section 6 of the Act and regulation 4)	1 fee unit
(e)	in any other case—
	(i)         ....................................................................................	administration fee
	plus
	(ii)         the aggregate of the fee units applicable to each of the following types of activity carried on by an accredited processor or handler:
	type of activity
	(A)         slaughtering for human consumption using a mechanised process—
	- poultry only	8 fee units
	- red meat animals only	8 fee units
	- other	11 fee units
	(B)         slaughtering for human consumption without using a mechanised process—
	- poultry only	4 fee units
	- red meat animals only	4 fee units
	- other	7 fee units
	(C)         slaughtering for consumption by pets	4 fee units
	(D)         production of smallgoods for human consumption by a process involving cooking or curing	4 fee units
	(E)         production of smallgoods for human consumption by a process involving fermentation	4 fee units
	(F)         production of smallgoods for human consumption by a process not involving cooking, curing or fermentation	4 fee units
	(G)         further processing or handling of meat that has been lawfully produced for human consumption (other than the production of smallgoods) ( eg boning, producing primal or other cuts of meat, packing meat and offal or processing or handling of field processed kangaroo carcasses)	4 fee units
	plus
	(iii)         the fee units applicable to the highest number of full-time equivalent positions held by persons engaged in processing or handling meat under the accreditation during the relevant period as follows:
	full-time equivalent positions
	(A)         not more than 6	2 fee units
	(B)         more than 6 but not more than 11	6 fee units
	(C)         more than 11 but not more than 26	12 fee units
	(D)         more than 26 but not more than 40	20 fee units
	(E)         more than 40 but not more than 60	30 fee units
	(F)         more than 60	40 fee units
	plus
	(iv)         if the person owns or leases a field chiller used for initially refrigerating kangaroo carcasses under the accreditation, for each field chiller	1 fee unit
(f)	Despite paragraphs (a) to (e), the annual fee payable by an accredited processor or handler who is authorised to process or handle meat other than for supply to the domestic Australian market and is registered in accordance with regulations under the Export Control Act 1982 of the Commonwealth is the administration fee.