Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005

This Determination revokes all previous determinations made under section 86E of the Act, except the Quarantine Service Fees 2003‑2005 (Australia Post) Determination 2003.

4 Application

(1) The fees set out in this Determination apply in relation to services provided under the Act after 30 June 2005.

(2) Despite the revocation by section 3 of this Determination of the Quarantine Service Fees Determinations 2001, those Determinations have effect in relation to services provided after the commencement of this Determination and before 1 July 2005.

5 Definitions

(1) In this Determination:

Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.

application, in relation to a permit, means an application for a permit or an application for a variation of a permit.

AQIS means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.

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

AQIS holiday, for the performance of a 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 service is performed; or

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

assessable item: see subsections (2) and (3).

assessment fee means a fee set out in column 3 of Division 2 or 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1.

combined military activity means a military operation or a military training activity (excluding exhibitions, displays and air shows) where the Australian Defence Force and at least one other foreign military force act together to accomplish a military objective.

electronic lodgment of an application means lodgment of an application using an AQIS electronic import permit application system.

entry means:

(a) an entry lodged electronically or manually on an AQIS entry management system for the purpose of giving notice under subsection 16AC (1) or (2) of the Act; or

(b) an entry lodged on ICS.

full import declaration means an entry lodged on ICS that contains the information mentioned in the table in subregulation 50 (2).

ICS means the electronic system known as the Integrated Cargo System, maintained by the Australian Customs Service and administered by both the Australian Customs Service and AQIS.

import declaration means:

(a) a full import declaration; or

(b) a self-assessed clearance declaration.

initial assessment period, for an assessment, means the period identified as the initial assessment period in the item of Schedule 1 that relates to the assessment.

in-office, in relation to the performance of a service, means the performance of the service at a location where services of an officer are available on an on-going basis.

intake period, for an equine animal, means the period beginning when the animal arrives at a quarantine station and ending when the official quarantine period begins.

lodgment fee means a fee set out in column 3 of Division 1A or 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1.

non-standard goods means:

(a) goods for which AQIS has no established import permit conditions; and

(b) live animals and animal reproductive material.

official quarantine period, for an equine animal, means the 14-day period, or any longer period that the Director of Quarantine specifies in a particular case, in which the animal is kept in quarantine (by itself or with other animals):

(a) during which no other equine animal arrives at the quarantine station; and

(b) ending immediately before the animal is released from quarantine.

ordinary hours of duty means the period that begins at 6.30 am and ends at 6.30 pm on any weekday.

permit means a permit mentioned in section 13 of the Act.

quarantine approved premises means premises that constitute a place approved under section 46A of the Act.

self-assessed clearance declaration means an entry lodged on ICS that contains the information mentioned in the table in subregulation 51 (2).

service means the doing of anything in connection with a matter referred to in any of paragraphs 86E (1) (a) to (f) of the Act, but does not include:

(a) a lodgment mentioned in column 2 of an item in Division 1A or 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1; or

(b) an assessment mentioned in column 2 of an item in Division 2 or 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1.

Note The exclusion of the specified lodgments and assessments from the definition of service does not affect the extent to which fees may be determined for those lodgments and assessments under section 86E of the Act.

standard goods means goods, other than live animals and animal reproductive material, for which AQIS has established import permit conditions.

thoroughbred stallion means a stallion that:

(a) is qualified to be, or is, recorded as a thoroughbred in the Australian Stud Book (which is the organisation so called the proprietors of which are Australian Jockey Club Limited and Victoria Racing Club Limited); or

(b) is qualified to be, or is, recorded as a thoroughbred in a stud book approved by the International Stud Book Committee.

weekday, for the performance of a service, means a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not an AQIS holiday in the place where the service is performed.

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

working week, for the performance of a service, means 5 consecutive working days for which an officer performs the service.

Note For the meaning of basic fee, late payment fee and payment day, see section 86E of the Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), assessable item means an item on an application for a permit, or on an application for the variation of a permit, that identifies the importation or proposed importation of particular goods or goods in a particular class.

(3) If:

(a) 2 or more items on an application for a permit, or on an application for the variation of a permit, relate to standard goods (whether or not the goods are of the same class); and

(b) the goods have a similar level of quarantine risk;

the items are taken to be 1 assessable item.

Note Subsection (3) enables a single fee to be charged for goods that have a similar level of quarantine risk.

6 Fees payable for services

(1) For section 86E of the Act, the fee payable for a service mentioned in column 2 of an item in Schedule 1 is:

(a) the amount set out in, or worked out in accordance with, column 3 of the item for the service; and

(b) any additional fee imposed under subsection (2), (3) or (4).

(2) If an officer performs a service mentioned in Division 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 outside the officer’s ordinary hours of duty, an additional fee worked out in accordance with the relevant item in Division 3 of that Part is payable.

(3) Also, if an officer performs a service mentioned in Division 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 1 outside the officer’s usual hours of duty, an additional fee worked out in accordance with the relevant item in Division 2 of that Part is payable.

(4) In addition, if an officer performs a service mentioned in Division 1 of Part 5 of Schedule 1 outside the officer’s ordinary hours of duty, an additional fee worked out in accordance with the relevant item in Division 2 of that Part is payable.

(5) If a person requests a service to be provided at a particular time, and the provision of the service at that time would attract an additional fee under this section, AQIS must tell the person about the additional fee before the service is provided.

6A Fees for applications and entries

Lodgment fees

(1) For section 86E of the Act, a fee is required to be paid for a lodgment mentioned in column 2 of an item in Division 1A or 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 1. The amount of the fee is set out in, or worked out in accordance with, column 3 of the item.

Assessment fees

(2) For section 86E of the Act, a fee is required to be paid for an assessment mentioned in column 2 of an item in Division 2 or 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1. The amount of the fee is set out in, or worked out in accordance with, column 3 of the item.

Assessments outside ordinary hours of duty

(3) If an officer conducts an assessment mentioned in Division 2 or 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 outside the officer’s ordinary hours of duty, a fee is required to be paid. The amount of the fee is worked out in accordance with the relevant item in Division 3 of that Part as if all references in that Division to:

(a) a service were references to an assessment; and

(b) the performance of a service were references to the conducting of an assessment.

(4) If a person requests an assessment to be conducted at a particular time, and conducting the assessment at that time would attract a fee under subsection (3), AQIS must tell the person about the fee before the assessment is conducted.

Note Section 8 deals with when an additional fee must be paid.

Approval of co-located premises under section 46A of the Act

(5) If:

(a) a person operates more than 1 premises at the same location; and

(b) applications mentioned in column 2 of an item in Division 4 or 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 are lodged in respect of 2 or more of those premises for a financial year;

a fee under this section is only required in respect of the first application.

Note Divisions 4 and 4A of Part 1 of Schedule 1 relate to lodgment fees and assessment fees for applications for approval and renewals of approval of premises under section 46A of the Act.

7 Multiple fees

Unless the contrary intention appears, each fee required by this Determination in respect of a service, lodgment or assessment is in addition to each other fee required by this Determination to be paid in respect of the service, lodgment or assessment.

8 Due date for payment of fees

(1) A fee required by section 6 of this Determination must be paid:

(a) if the fee relates to a service for which the fees can be worked out before the service is provided and the amount of the fee is worked out before the service is provided — on demand for payment; or

(b) in any other case — by the close of business on the last day for payment of the fee shown on an invoice issued by AQIS.

(2) A fee required by subsection 6A (1) must be paid when the application or entry is lodged.

(3) A fee required by subsection 6A (2) for an initial assessment period must be paid when the application or entry is lodged.

(4) A fee required by this Determination to which none of subsections (1), (2) or (3) applies must be paid by the close of business on the last day for payment of the fee shown on an invoice issued by AQIS.

(5) A demand for payment of a fee must not be made unless the person liable to pay the fee, or the person’s agent, has been informed of the amount payable.

(6) If a fee is required to be paid before a quarantine service is provided, a quarantine officer may withhold the provision of the quarantine service until the fee is paid.

(7) If a fee is required to be paid in respect of the lodgment of an application or entry, the application or entry is taken not to be lodged until the fee is paid.

(8) If a fee is required to be paid before an application or entry is assessed, a quarantine officer is not required to conduct the assessment until the fee is paid.

8C Persons by whom fees are payable

(1) A fee required by this Determination for the lodgment of an application or entry is payable by the person who lodges the application or entry.

(2) Any other fee required under this Determination is payable by the person to whom the relevant service is, or is to be, provided.

9 Late payment fee

(1) If a basic fee is not paid by the payment day for the fee, a late payment fee, worked out in accordance with subsection (2), is payable in addition to the basic fee.

(2) The late payment fee is:

where:

days overdue is the number of days after the payment day that elapse before the day on which the basic fee is paid.

Note For the meaning of basic fee, late payment fee and payment day, see section 86E of the Act.

10 When this Determination does not apply

(1) This Determination does not apply to services performed, or to applications or entries lodged or assessed, in relation to:

(a) the importation of goods:

(i) for the official use of a diplomatic mission in Australia; or

(ii) for the personal use of a diplomatic agent of the mission; or

(iii) for the personal use of a member of the diplomatic agent’s family, if the person forms part of the diplomatic agent’s household and is not an Australian citizen; or

(b) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the administrative or technical staff (the staff member) of a diplomatic mission at the time of first installation, if the staff member is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or

(c) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the staff member’s family at the time of first installation, if the person forms part of the staff member’s household and is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or

(d) vessels or equipment used by the defence force of a foreign country that is engaged in a combined military activity if the Australian Defence Force has informed AQIS of the operation; or

(e) the importation into Australia of disability assistance dogs.

(2) In addition, this Determination does not apply in relation to the following services provided by AQIS under the Act:

(a) the examination of personal luggage that arrives in Australia aboard the same vessel as the owner or importer of the goods;

(b) the screening or inspection of international postal items that arrive in Australia.

(3) In paragraph 1 (e):

disability assistance dog, for a dog that is imported, means a dog:

(a) that has been professionally trained to assist a person with a disability; and

(b) that, at the time of importation, is accompanying a person with such a disability who has a certificate from a medical specialist practitioner in a speciality relevant to the disability, that the person requires the assistance of such a dog.

Schedule 1 Fees

(sections 6, 6A)

Part 1 Import clearance

Division 1 General

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
2	Cargo risk profiling; surveillance, inspection or clearance of air cargo units; development, implementation and maintenance of Commonwealth and industry co-regulation arrangements for commercial air cargo	For each service performed in relation to a full import declaration that relates to air cargo — $15.00
3	Cargo risk profiling; surveillance; development, implementation and maintenance of Commonwealth and industry co-regulation arrangements for commercial sea cargo	For each service performed in relation to a full import declaration that relates to sea cargo — $14.00
5	Inspection or clearance of a sea container unit that is not empty	For each service performed in relation to an import declaration that relates to sea cargo: (a) if the fee is paid by the owner of the container or an agent of the owner — $24.00 for each container; or
		(b) if the fee is paid by the owner of the imported goods or an agent of the owner: (i) $24.00 for each container with a full container load of cargo; or (ii) $6.00 for each container with less than a full container load of cargo
8	In-office inspection, examination, analysis, clearance, fumigation, supervision, or other service, performed in relation to goods, other than an in-office service that is specifically mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule	For each officer performing the service — $40.00 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour
9	Inspection, examination, analysis, clearance, fumigation, supervision, or other service, performed in relation to goods other than in‑office, other than a service of that kind specifically mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule	For each officer performing the service: (a) for the first half hour, or part of a half hour — $90.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour after the first half hour — $45.00
10	Assessment for an application for performance of a service offshore	$120
11	Examination of timber, other than plywood or veneer, that is not in a container	For each cubic metre or part of a cubic metre — $2.40
12	For services of an officer for 1 or more working days	For each officer — $900.00 for each working day

Division 1A Lodgment fees

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Lodgment	Fee
15	Electronic lodgment of an entry on an AQIS entry management system	For each entry, in addition to the appropriate assessment fee — $9.00
16	Manual lodgment of an entry on an AQIS entry management system	For each entry, in addition to the appropriate assessment fee: (a) if a self-assessed clearance declaration has been lodged on ICS — $25.00 (b) if a full import declaration has been lodged on ICS — $15.00
18	Electronic lodgment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit	$85.00
	Note This lodgment fee is in addition to the assessment fee worked out in accordance with Division 2.
19	Manual lodgment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit		$150.00
	Note This lodgment fee is in addition to the assessment fee worked out in accordance with Division 2.

Division 2 Assessment fees

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Assessment	Fee
20	Assessment of an entry lodged on an AQIS entry management system in relation to goods that are not subject to a compliance agreement	For each entry: (a) for the initial assessment period— $40.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00; and (c) if the officer assessing the entry requires information additional to the information in the entry – $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 30 minutes) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.
21	Assessment of an entry lodged on an AQIS entry management system in relation to goods that are subject to a compliance agreement	For each entry: (a) for the initial assessment period: (i) if the goods are of quarantine concern — $8.00; or (ii) if the goods are of both quarantine and of imported food concern — $40.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 30 minutes) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.
22	Assessment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit — for standard goods (Category 1)	For each assessable item — $40
23	Assessment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit — for any of the following non-standard goods (Category 2): A product to which a compliance agreement applies; canned pet food; a cell line derived from laboratory animals; cats or dogs, other than the first cat or dog in a consignment; cosmetics; cut flowers; dried herbs, dried spices; food items for human consumption; fruit; herbarium specimens not infected or infested; hides or skins; human therapeutics (private and commercial); human vaccines; laboratory material (proteins, DNA, animal sera); microbes; natural fibres and fibre products; non-organic fertiliser (bulk); plant-based stockfeed samples for in-vitro use; plant material, seeds or grains, or both, for in-vitro use; seeds or grains for processing or human consumption or both; a cell line derived from a non-laboratory animal; a fermented product that is not a veterinary therapeutic product or a stock food product; a parasite; soil samples; vegetables; water	For each assessable item: (a) for the initial assessment period — $80.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 1 hour) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.
24	Assessment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit — for any of the following non-standard goods (Category 3): Herbal teas; herbarium specimens infected and infested; oversized timber that is not for milling; plant material and seeds or grains for in-vitro use (infected or infested); plant pollen for in-vivo use; a micro-organism (possible pathogen); aquaculture feed or bait; wood chips or charcoal for cooking or smoking food	For each assessable item: (a) for the initial assessment period — $160.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 2 hours) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.
25	Assessment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit — for any of the following non-standard goods (Category 4): Animal reproductive material; biological control agent; bird seed; live animals, including the first cat or dog in a consignment, but not subsequent cats or dogs in a consignment; plant-based stock feed; plant pathogens for in-vivo or in-vitro use; seed or plant material for processing into pet food; bulk culture (medium); dried pet food; organic fertiliser	For each assessable item: (a) for the initial assessment period — $240.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 3 hours) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.
25A	Assessment of an application for a permit, or variation of a permit — for any of the following non-standard goods (Category 5): Biological material for in-vivo use; a single new master seed; an additional new master seed which is part of a live or inactivated veterinary vaccine; a single new veterinary vaccine that is live or inactivated with a single master seed; a single veterinary vaccine renewal that is live or inactivated	For each assessable item: (a) for the initial assessment period — $320.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the initial assessment period — $40.00. For this item, the *initial assessment period* is the period (up to 4 hours) taken by the officer in conducting the assessment.

Division 3 Additional fees for import clearance services performed outside ordinary hours of duty

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Additional fee
27	Performance of a service mentioned in an item of Division 1, 2 or 4A on: (a) a weekday (outside the ordinary hours of duty)	For each officer performing the service: (a) if services are performed immediately before or immediately after the services performed by the officer during ordinary hours of duty — $16.00 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or
		(b) in any other case: (i) for any period up to 3 hours — $192.00; and (ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the end of the 3‑hour period — $16.00
	(b) a Saturday, Sunday or AQIS holiday	For each officer performing the service: (a) for any period up to 3 hours — $288.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3-hour period — $24.00
28	Performance of a service mentioned in an item of Division 1, 2 or 4A in circumstances in which it is necessary for the officer performing the service to stay overnight away from home in order to perform the service	For each officer required to stay overnight — $150 a night

Division 4 Quarantine approved premises — application lodgment fees

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Lodgment	Fee
29	Application for approval, or renewal of approval, of premises under section 46A of the Act for: (a) a financial year; or (b) if the application is made on or before 1 January in a financial year — part of the financial year	$1 200.00
30	Application for approval, or renewal of approval, of premises for part of a financial year, if the application is made after 1 January in the financial year	$600.00

Division 4A Quarantine approved premises — application assessment fees

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Assessment

Fee

Application for approval, or renewal of approval, of premises for a financial year or part of a financial year, including the inspection of premises and examination of documentation related to the application

For each officer conducting the assessment:

(a) for the first half hour, or part of a half hour — $90.00; and

(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour — $45.00

Division 5 Storage of goods

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
32	Storage of goods after their release from quarantine:
	(a) machinery or other equipment, including motor vehicles, if not removed within 7 days after being released from quarantine	For each piece of machinery or equipment, for each day, or part of a day, after the end of the 7-day period — $66
	(b) animals, after being released from quarantine	The same fee that would be applicable if the animals were still in quarantine (see item 36)
	(c) other goods, if not removed within 7 days after being released from quarantine	$12 a cubic metre (or part of a cubic metre) of space occupied by the goods each day, or part of a day, after the end of the 7-day period

Part 2 Plants

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
33	Care and maintenance of a plant, or plants, in quarantine at a quarantine station mentioned in paragraph 15 (a) or (b) of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998:
	(a) a plant, or plants, grown from imported seed, the import permit in relation to which requires the plant, or plants, to be grown in quarantine to maturity	For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant, or plants, at the quarantine station — $4.00 a day
	(b) a plant or plants (not being a plant or plants referred to in paragraph (ba)), the import permit for which specifies that the plant or plants must remain in quarantine for more than 3 months	For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant or plants at the quarantine station ‑ $2.65 a day
	(ba) a plant or plants of the genus Prunus spp. (stone fruit) held in quarantine at the quarantine station at Knoxfield, Victoria, being a plant or plants intended for export to New Zealand	For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant or plants at the quarantine station ‑ $4.00 a day
	(c) any other plant or plants	For each square metre, or part of a square metre, of space occupied by the plant, or plants, at the quarantine station — $4.00 a day
34	For the following services provided by AQIS in relation to a plant, or plants, in quarantine:
	(a) microscopic examination	For each examination — $80
	(b) testing by electron microscopy	For each test — $120
	(c) fungal identification	For each test — $120
	(d) bacterial identification	For each test — $170
	(e) nematode identification	For each test — $145
	(f) serological testing	For 1 test — $120 For 2 to 5 tests — $110 for each test For 6 to 10 tests — $95 for each test For 11 or more tests — $80 for each test
	(g) molecular testing	For each test — $165
	(h) double stranded ribonucleic acid testing	For up to 10 tests — $765
	(i) any biochemical testing other than testing mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (h)	For each test — $170
	(j) testing using herbaceous indicator plants	For each test — $90
	(k) testing using woody indicator plants	For each test — $170
	(l) disease elimination by shoot tip culture	For each treatment — $1 270
	(m) disease elimination by heat therapy	For each treatment — $2 520
35	For services mentioned in item 34 that AQIS has arranged to be provided at a facility that is not managed by AQIS	The following amounts: (a) the amount charged by the facility for each service; (b) $10 handling fee; (c) any freight costs incurred in relation to the provision of the services

Part 3 Animals

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
36	For holding any of the following animals in quarantine at a quarantine station mentioned in section 14 of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998 and performing a service mentioned in this item in relation to the animal:
	(a) ruminant animals, including cattle and alpaca (care and maintenance, including feed and veterinary supplies are to be provided by the importer)	(a) for up to 25 such animals in a consignment — $40 a day for each animal; and (b) for each additional animal in the consignment — $4 a day
	(b) a thoroughbred stallion the import permit for which provides that the stallion is to remain in Australia for a continuous period of no longer than 6 months (care and maintenance, including feed and veterinary supplies, are to be provided by the importer)	$165 a day
	(ba) equine animals other than a thoroughbred stallion mentioned in paragraph (b) of this item (care and maintenance, including feed and veterinary supplies, are to be provided by the importer)	$65 a day for each animal
		(ii) for each additional animal in the consignment — $10 a day
	(c) cats	(a) for the first cat in a consignment — $13.55 a day; and
		(b) for each additional cat in the consignment, if sharing accommodation with the first cat — $10.55 a day
	(d) a cat that bears kittens in quarantine	In addition to the applicable fee mentioned in paragraph (c) — $300
	(e) dogs	(a) for the first dog in a consignment — $17.55 a day; and
		(b) for each additional dog in the consignment, if sharing accommodation with the first dog — $12.55 a day
	(f) a bitch that bears pups in quarantine	In addition to the applicable fee mentioned in paragraph (e):
		(a) for each pup — up to $5 a day; and (b) the following supervision fees: (i) for up to 7 hours of supervision — $400;
		(ii) for each additional hour of supervision — $19
	(g) a rabbit or a guinea pig	$5 a day
	(h) a queen bee, if reproductive management and the nucleus colony are provided by the importer	The following fees include entomological testing and the provision of services by a technical officer for a consignment of up to 12 queen bees:
		(a) for the first 2 months in quarantine, other than for the months of June and July, if each queen bee is kept in a separate flight cage:
		No. of bees in consignment		Fee ($)
		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12		900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1700 1800 1900 2200 2300 2400
		less $100 for each flight cage containing 2 queen bees; and
		(b) for each subsequent month, other than the months of June and July — $160; and
		(c) for the months of June and July — nil
	(i) a queen bee, if reproductive management and the nucleus colony are provided by AQIS	The following fees include entomological testing and the provision of services by a technical officer for a consignment of up to 12 queen bees: (a) for the first 2 months in quarantine, other than for the months of June and July, if each queen bee is kept in a separate flight cage:
		No. of bees in consignment	Fee ($)
		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	1 500 1 600 1 700 1 800 1 900 2 000 2 400 2 500 2 600 3 000 3 100 3 200
		less $100 for each flight cage containing 2 queen bees; and
		(b) for each subsequent month, other than the months of June and July — $160; and (c) for the months of June and July — nil
	(j) birds and birds’ eggs:
	(i) a consignment of live birds	$400 a day
	(ii) a consignment of birds eggs	$472 a day
	(k) an animal that is not mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (j) (feed and veterinary supplies are to be provided by the importer):
	(i) weighing up to 60 kilograms	$16 a day
	(ii) weighing more than 60 kilograms	(a) For the first 25 animals — $34 a day; and
		(b) For each additional animal — $10 a day
37	For transporting cats, dogs or live birds to a quarantine station	For each importer: (a) for each journey within the ordinary hours of duty — $95; and
		(b) for each journey outside the ordinary hours of duty — $120
38	For use of accommodation by importers of animals (cleaning of accommodation is to be carried out by the importer)	(a) in the intake period for animal concerned — $10 a day for each person; and (b) in the official quarantine period for the animal: (i) $150 for each week, or part of a week; and (ii) $10 a day for each person; and (c) after the animal has been released from quarantine — $31 a day for each person

Part 4 Airports

Division 1 General

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
39	Storage of goods not removed from premises owned or managed by AQIS — care and maintenance of goods held for passengers on in-transit flights	$30 for each passenger
40	Routine examination at the first approved landing place in Australia:
	(a) for in-office inspections	For each officer performing the service — $32 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour
	(b) for other inspections	For each officer performing the service: (a) for the first half hour, or part of a half hour — $72; and
		(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour — $36
	(c) for the services of each inspector whose services are required for a normal working day	$637 a day
	(d) for the services of each inspector whose services are required during normal working hours for a week	$2 218 a week
41	Provision of a treatment service, or another service mentioned in the Act, that is arranged by AQIS, but provided by a third party	A fee equivalent to the cost incurred by AQIS in arranging and paying for the third party to provide the service

Division 2 Shift work and overnight — additional fees

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
42	When services mentioned in Division 1 are performed outside an officer’s usual hours of duty, or an officer is required to perform shiftwork, an additional fee applies, calculated at the following rates:
	(a) if the officer is entitled to remuneration at the rate of time and a half	$8.30 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour. A minimum fee of $144 applies when the services are performed non‑continuously with ordinary duty
	(b) if the officer is entitled to remuneration at the rate of double time	$11 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour. A minimum fee of $177 applies when the services are performed non‑continuously with ordinary duty
	(c) if the officer is entitled to remuneration at the rate of double time and a half	$14 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour. A minimum fee of $222 applies when the services are performed non‑continuously with ordinary duty
	(d) for the performance of shiftwork:
	(i) for shiftwork performed on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a holiday	$0.70 for each quarter hour
	(ii) for shiftwork performed on a Saturday	$2.30 for each quarter hour
	(iii) for shiftwork performed on a Sunday	$4.70 for each quarter hour
	(iv) for shiftwork performed on a public holiday during normal hours	$7 for each quarter hour
	(v) for shiftwork performed on a public holiday outside normal hours	$11.80 for each quarter hour
43	Overnight costs when an officer is required to stay overnight in order to perform services	$120 a night

Part 5 Seaports

Division 1 General

Column 1	Column 2		Column 3
Item	Service		Fee
44	Routine inspection for the purpose of granting pratique at the first seaport of call in Australia:
	(a) for a vessel, other than an aircraft, that is 25 metres or more long:
	(i) if the inspection is an inspection of documents only	$800.00
	(ii) otherwise	For each officer performing the inspection: (a) for any period up to 2 hours — $1 050.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 2-hour period — $45.00
	(b) for a vessel, other than an aircraft, that is up to 25 metres long	For each officer performing the inspection: (a) for any period up to an hour and a half — $330.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first hour and a half — $45.00
45	Performance of an inspection service in relation to a vessel (other than an aircraft), on a day, being an inspection service for which a fee is not mentioned in item 44:
	(a) if: (i) at least 24 hours before the performance of the service on the day is to start, the master of the vessel requests AQIS that the rate in column 3 for this paragraph apply for the day; and (ii) the Secretary decides that the rate should apply	For each officer performing the service — $900.00 for the day or part of the day
	(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply	For each officer performing the service: (a) for the first half hour, or part of a half hour — $90.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first half hour — $45.00
Example A follow-up inspection for a vessel other than an aircraft, or an inspection for the purposes of issuing a ship sanitation certificate, would be an inspection service covered by this item. Note Paragraph (a) allows for the master of a vessel to request a daily rate of $900.00 for an inspection service. If AQIS agrees, that rate will apply.
46	Provision of a treatment service, or another service mentioned in the Act, that is arranged by AQIS, but provided by a third party		A fee equivalent to the cost incurred by AQIS in arranging and paying for the third party to provide the service

Division 2 Additional fees for services performed at seaports outside ordinary hours of duty

Column 1	Column 2		Column 3
Item	Service		Fee
47	Performance of a service mentioned in an item of Division 1 on:
	(a) a weekday (outside ordinary hours of duty)	For each officer performing the service:
		(a) if the services are performed continuously with the officer’s ordinary hours of work — $16.00 for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour; or (b) in any other case: (i) for any period up to 3 hours — $192.00; and (ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3-hour period — $16.00
	(b) a Saturday, Sunday or AQIS holiday	For each officer performing the service: (a) for any period up to 3 hours — $288.00; and (b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the 3-hour period — $24.00
48	Performance of a service mentioned in an item of Division 1 or 2 in circumstances in which it is necessary for the officer performing the service to stay overnight away from home in order to perform the service		For each officer required to stay overnight — $150 a night

Part 6 International mail

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Service	Fee
49	Provision of a treatment service, or another service mentioned in the Act, that is arranged by AQIS, but provided by a third party in relation to items imported through the international mail system	A fee equivalent to the cost incurred by AQIS in arranging and paying for the third party to provide the service, including freight and administration costs

Notes to the Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005

Note 1

The Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005 (in force under section 86E of the Quarantine Act 1908) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Quarantine Service Fees Determination 2005	27 June 2005 (see F2005L01757)	27 June 2005
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1)	14 Nov 2005 (see F2005L03519)	14 Nov 2005	—
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2007 (No. 1)	29 Mar 2007 (see F2007L00583)	30 Mar 2007	—
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)	1 July 2008 (see F2008L02068)	1 July 2008	R. 4 [see Table A]
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 2)	11 Aug 2008 (see F2008L03042)	12 Aug 2008	R. 3 [see Table A]
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 3)	30 Sept 2008 (see F2008L03449)	1 Oct 2008	R. 4 [see Table A]
Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)	22 June 2009 (see F2009L02355)	1 July 2009	R. 4 [see Table A]

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 5.........................................	am. 2008 Nos. 2 and 3; 2009 No. 1
S. 6.........................................	am. 2008 No. 2; 2009 No. 1
S. 6A.......................................	ad. 2009 No. 1
S. 7.........................................	rs. 2009 No. 1
S. 8.........................................	rs. 2008 No. 2; 2009 No. 1
S. 8A.......................................	ad. 2008 No. 2
	rep. 2009 No. 1
S. 8B.......................................	ad. 2008 No. 2
	rep. 2009 No. 1
S. 8C......................................	ad. 2008 No. 2
	rs. 2009 No. 1
S. 9.........................................	am. 2009 No. 1
Heading to s. 10..................	rs. 2009 No. 1
S. 10.......................................	am. 2009 No. 1
Schedule 1
Heading to Schedule 1.......	rs. 2009 No. 1
Schedule 1............................	am. 2005 No. 1; 2007 No. 1; 2008 Nos. 1, 2 and 3; 2009 No. 1

Table A Application, saving or transitional provisions

Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 1)

4 Transitional

The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to a service provided on or after 1 July 2008.

Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 2)

3 Transitional

The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to a service provided on or after the day on which this Determination commences.

Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2008 (No. 3)

4 Transitional

The amendments made by Schedule 1 apply in relation to anything done on or after the day on which those amendments take effect.

Quarantine Service Fees Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1)

4 Transitional

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the amendments made by Schedule 1 apply to a service performed or assessment conducted on or after the day on which this Determination commences.

(2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 that relate to lodgment fees apply to an application or entry lodged on or after the day on which this Determination commences.