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Export Control (Fees and Payments) Rules 2021
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Export Control (Fees and Payments) Rules 2021
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(1) This section applies if: (a) a fee‑bearing activity specified in section 2‑2, 2‑3 or 2‑6 is carried out in relation to a kind of goods (other than prescribed livestock, prescribed live animals, prescribed animal reproductive material, prescribed meat or prescribed meat products) during a period outside ordinary hours of duty; or (b) a fee‑bearing activity specified in section 2‑4A or 2‑5A is carried out by a Commonwealth authorised officer during a period outside ordinary hours of duty.
Note: For ordinary hours of duty, see section 1‑6.
(2) The fee that may be charged in relation to the fee‑bearing activity is the amount specified in, or worked out in accordance with, column 2 of the item in the following table that applies to the activity.
Note: The fee prescribed by this subsection is in addition to the fee prescribed by section 2‑2, 2‑3, 2‑4A, 2‑5A or 2‑6 (as applicable) in relation to the activity (see subsection 2‑1(2)).
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Fees in relation to other fee</span><span>‑</span><span>bearing activities carried out outside ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:40.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Fee</span><span>‑</span><span>bearing activity</span></p></td><td style="width:50.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Amount</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:40.8%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Activity carried out on a weekday outside ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td><td style="width:50.62%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For each person carrying out the activity:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) if the activity is carried out immediately before or immediately after a fee</span><span>‑</span><span>bearing activity carried out by the person during ordinary hours of duty—$15 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) in any other case:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) for any period up to 30 minutes—$30; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:40.8%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Activity carried out on a Saturday, Sunday or departmental holiday</span></p></td><td style="width:50.62%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>For each person carrying out the activity:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) for any period up to 30 minutes—$40; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$20</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>