12Amendments made by the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023

12 Amendments made by the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023

(1) The amendments made by items 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023 apply in relation to goods that are the subject of an import declaration communicated on or after 1 July 2023. (2) The amendments made by item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023 apply in relation to a reservation or confirmation of a reservation of a place in a post‑entry quarantine facility that is made before 1 July 2023 if: (a) the reservation or confirmation of the reservation was made in relation to an animal or consignment that is to enter the facility on or after 1 July 2023; and (b) the amount (the relevant amount) that applied in relation to the animal or consignment under item 4, 5 or 6 of the table in section 9, as in force immediately before 1 July 2023, had not been paid before 1 July 2023; and (c) no invoice had been issued by the Agriculture Department in relation to the relevant amount before 1 July 2023; and (d) no demand for payment of the relevant amount had been made before 1 July 2023. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the amendments made by item 11 of Schedule 1 to the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023 apply in relation to each month, or part of a month, that begins on or after 1 July 2023. (4) Despite the amendments made by Schedule 1 to the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2023, items 4 to 11 of the table in section 9, as in force immediately before 1 July 2023, continue to apply in relation to a biosecurity matter that is carried out on or after 1 July 2023, as if the amendments had not been made, if: (a) an invoice was issued by the Agriculture Department in relation to the biosecurity matter before 1 July 2023; or (b) demand for payment had been made in relation to the biosecurity matter before 1 July 2023.