Plant Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2019

Plant Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2019

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Plant Quarantine Act 1997 .

9 September 2019

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

GUY BARNETT

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Plant Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2019 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Plant Quarantine Regulations 2017 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 4 amended (Fees and charges payable under Act)

Regulation 4(4) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "GST inclusive" and substituting "exclusive of GST".

5.    Schedule 1 amended (Fees and Charges)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting Parts 1 and 2 and substituting:

PART 1 - Fees and Charges Payable by Carriers

Regulation 4(1)

	Matter	Fee units
1.	Examination of documents or vessel under the Act –
	(a) within working hours	17 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(b) outside working hours and within overtime hours, on a –
	(i) weekday or Saturday	25.5 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(ii) Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday	34 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(c) outside working hours and within penalty hours on any day –
	(i) for an examination lasting 4 hours or less	544 for each inspector
	(ii) for an examination lasting more than 4 hours	544 plus 34 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
2.	Examination of unit of freight under the Act	11.5 (per unit of freight)

PART 2 - Fees and Charges Payable on Certificate of Release

Regulation 4(2)

	Matter	Fee units
1.	Examination of documents or examination, treatment or dealing with prescribed matter under the Act –
	(a) within working hours	17 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(b) outside working hours and within overtime hours, on a –
	(i) weekday or Saturday	25.5 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(ii) Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday	34 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)
	(c) outside working hours and within penalty hours on any day –
	(i) for an examination lasting 4 hours or less	544 for each inspector
	(ii) for an examination lasting more than 4 hours	544 plus 34 (per quarter hour or part quarter hour for each inspector)

6.   Regulations rescinded

These regulations are rescinded on the first anniversary of the day on which they took effect.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 18 September 2019

These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Plant Quarantine Regulations 2017 by –

(a) increasing the prescribed fees payable in respect of the examination of documents or a vessel or on provision of a certificate of release; and

(b) providing that the fees specified in the regulations are exclusive of GST.