{"id":"plant-health-fees-regulations-2012","name":"PLANT HEALTH (FEES) REGULATIONS 2012","slug":"plant-health-fees-regulations-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177107,"registerId":"nt-plant-health-fees-regulations-2012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PLANT HEALTH (FEES) REGULATIONS 2012","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPLANT HEALTH (FEES) REGULATIONS 2012\nAs in force at 19 December 2018\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Fees ................................................................................................ 1\n3 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees ................................................ 1\nSchedule 1 Prescribed fees\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 19 December 2018\n____________________\nPLANT HEALTH (FEES) REGULATIONS 2012\nRegulations under the Plant Health Act 2008\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Fees)\nRegulations 2012.\n2 Fees\nSchedule 1 prescribes the fees payable under the Act.\n3 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees\nThe Chief Inspector may, if the Chief Inspector considers it\nappropriate, in relation to a prescribed fee:\n(a) exempt payment of the fee; or\n(b) waive (wholly or partly) payment of the fee; or\n(c) refund (wholly or partly) the fee.\n\nSchedule 1 Prescribed fees\nPlant Health (Fees) Regulations 2012 2\nSchedule 1 Prescribed fees\nregulation 2\nPart 1 Ordinary fees\nItem Description Section\nof Act\nFee\n(Revenue\nunits)\n1 Application for a permit to engage in an act\notherwise prohibited under section 16(1)\n16(2) 30\n2 Application for inspection certificate 36 60\n3 Application to be appointed as an accredited\nperson for a plant health assurance scheme – if\nthe application is made on or before the date\nspecified in the scheme\n41(1) 320\n4 Application to be appointed as an accredited\nperson for a plant health assurance scheme – if\nthe application is made after the date specified in\nthe scheme\n41(1) 420\n5 Audit by an inspector to verify compliance with\nconditions by an accredited person\n42 60\nPart 2 Additional fees as applicable in relation to items 2 and 5\nItem Description Fee\n1 Additional fee if travel is required to engage\nin the inspection or audit required (minimum\n½ hour, and maximum 3 hours, per\ninspection or audit)\n60 per hour\n2 Additional fee if the inspection or audit is\nrequired to be carried out as overtime or\nemergency duty\nin accordance with the rates\nand times specified in\nBy-Law 37 of the Public\nSector Employment and\nManagement By-Laws as in\nforce from time to time\n\nENDNOTES\nPlant Health (Fees) Regulations 2012 3\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nPlant Health (Fees) Regulations (SL No. 51, 2012)\nNotified 14 December 2012\nCommenced 14 December 2012\nPlant Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018 (SL No. 29, 2018)\nNotified 19 December 2018\nCommenced 19 December 2018\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 3 ins No. 29, 2018, r 4","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing fees for services under the Plant Health Act 2008. The 2018 amendment added regulation 3 (exemption/waiver/refund power), which is a standard administrative provision consistent with the original fee-setting function rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (3 pages including endnotes)","Only 3 operative regulations (rules) plus a fee schedule","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to sections of the parent Act)","Simple conditional logic (only in items 3-4 regarding timing of applications, and Part 2 regarding travel/overtime)","No nested definitions or interpretation section","Straightforward discretionary power in regulation 3 with no constraints specified"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Northern Territory law that sets out the fees people must pay for services related to plant health inspections and permits.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a schedule of fees for various plant health services under the Plant Health Act 2008\n- Lists specific charges for things like:\n  - **Applying for permits** to do things normally banned under plant health laws (30 revenue units)\n  - **Getting inspection certificates** (60 revenue units)\n  - **Becoming an accredited person** under a plant health scheme (320-420 revenue units depending on timing)\n  - **Compliance audits** for accredited people (60 revenue units)\n- Allows for **extra charges** when inspectors must travel (up to 3 hours at 60 per hour) or work overtime/emergency shifts\n- Gives the **Chief Inspector** (the top official in charge) power to exempt, waive, or refund fees if they think it's appropriate\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers, growers, and businesses dealing with plants in the NT\n- People seeking accreditation under plant health assurance schemes\n- Anyone needing permits or certificates for plant-related activities\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis ensures the government can recover costs for regulating plant health—helping prevent pests and diseases from spreading—while giving flexibility to reduce or waive fees when justified."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The 2018 amendment inserted regulation 3, granting the Chief Inspector explicit power to exempt, waive or refund prescribed fees. That change introduced administrative discretion over fee collection (see r 3; Endnotes list r 3 insertion No. 29, 2018), so the instrument moved from solely prescribing mandatory fees to allowing case-by-case fee relief, affecting revenue predictability and administrative decision-making."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly focused instrument with three regulations and a fee schedule","Fees set as fixed amounts (in revenue units) in Schedule 1 — straightforward to apply","Discretionary power for the Chief Inspector to exempt, waive or refund fees (r 3) introduces administrative judgment","Overtime/travel rates cross-reference an external By‑Law (By‑Law 37), requiring cross-checking for exact rates","Amendment history (r 3 inserted in 2018) alters administrative scope and must be noted when applying the rules"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe the fees payable under the Plant Health Act 2008 for permits, inspection certificates, accreditation applications and audits, plus additional travel and overtime charges. Applicants and accredited persons are the primary payers. The Chief Inspector may exempt, waive or refund prescribed fees (r 3). Mechanically, the instrument fixes charges in a schedule and creates an administrative discretion that affects who pays, how much they pay, and the compliance cost of regulated activities."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the regulations appear to remain consistent with their original intent — setting fees for plant health services. The 2018 commencement date likely reflects a reprint or amendment updating fee amounts, which is routine for fee-based regulations, rather than any fundamental change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, administrative scope — purely about fee-setting","Limited metadata provided makes it difficult to assess specific fee schedules or tiered structures","Regulations of this type are typically straightforward tables of fees with minimal legal interpretation required","No apparent cross-referencing to complex legislative schemes based on available information"],"plain_english_summary":"Sets the fees for Queensland government plant‑health services—inspections, permits and certificates—affecting farmers, growers, nurseries, importers and anyone moving regulated plant material.\n\nIt matters because it creates a transparent, standardised price list for mandatory plant‑health checks and paperwork, so businesses and individuals know what they'll be charged and the costs of complying with plant‑biosecurity rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012","history":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/plant-health-fees-regulations-2012/documents"}}