(1) The fee that may be charged in relation to the fee‑bearing activity specified in column 1 of an item in the following table is the amount specified in, or worked out in accordance with, column 2 of the item.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.65pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:404.8pt; 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 meat inspection services</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; 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:130.45pt; 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:227.85pt; 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:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:130.45pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Meat inspection services carried out at a registered establishment:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) by a person occupying a meat inspection position allocated to the establishment; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) during the hours (or part thereof) that the position is allocated to carry out the services at the establishment</span></p></td><td style="width:227.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The amount is as follows:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) for a meat inspection position allocated to the establishment for 1 month or more to carry out the activity for 40 hours per week:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) if the position is occupied by a veterinarian—$24,970 per month or part of a month that the position is allocated to the establishment; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) if the position is occupied by a person other than a veterinarian—$18,715 per month or part of a month that the position is allocated to the establishment;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for a meat inspection position allocated to the establishment for 1 month or more to carry out the activity for more than 40 hours per week, the sum of:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the amount that would have applied to the position under paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a) had the position been allocated to carry out the activity for 40 hours per week; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) the amount worked out for the position using the formula in subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) for a meat inspection position allocated to the establishment for 1 month or more to carry out the activity for less than 40 hours per week, the amount worked out for the position using the formula in subsection</span><span> </span><span>(2);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) for a meat inspection position allocated to the establishment for less than 1 month:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) if the position is occupied by a veterinarian—$36 for each quarter hour of the period that the position is allocated to the establishment to carry out the activity; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) if the position is occupied by a person other than a veterinarian—$27 for each quarter hour of the period that the position is allocated to the establishment to carry out the activity</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) For the purposes of subparagraph (b)(ii) and paragraph (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1), the formula is:
Start formula Number of quarter hours times Quarterly hour fee times 4.33 end formula
where:
number of quarter hours means:
(a) if the meat inspection position is allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services for more than 40 hours per week—the number of quarter hours after the first 40 hours per week that the position is allocated to carry out the services at the establishment; or
(b) if the meat inspection position is allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services for less than 40 hours per week—the number of quarter hours per week that the position is allocated to carry out the services at the establishment.
quarterly hour fee means:
(a) if the meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is occupied by a veterinarian—$36; or
(b) if the meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is occupied by a person other than a veterinarian—$27.
Pro‑rating of fee—shutdown period
(3) If:
(a) the occupier of a registered establishment with an allocation of meat inspection services notifies the Secretary, in writing, that the meat inspection services are not required for a specified period (the shutdown period); and
(b) the notice is given within the period, or by the time, required by the rules relating to the meat inspection services;
the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for a meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5 or more) worked out as follows:
Start formula start fraction Number of days in month that shutdown period occurs other than days in shutdown period over Number of days in month that shutdown period occurs end fraction times 100 end formula
Pro‑rating of fee—termination of meat inspection services
(4) If:
(a) the occupier of a registered establishment with an allocation of meat inspection services notifies the Secretary, in writing, that the occupier wishes to terminate the provision of meat inspection services on a specified day (the termination day); and
(b) the notice is given within the period, or by the time, required by the rules relating to the meat inspection services; and
(c) the termination of some, or all, meat inspection services results in a meat inspection position (the affected position) allocated to the registered establishment being terminated;
the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for the affected position is reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5 or more) worked out as follows:
Start formula start fraction Number of days in month before termination day over Number of days in month that termination day occurs end fraction times 100 end formula
Pro‑rating of fee—variations to allocation
(5) If:
(a) the Secretary varies the allocation of meat inspection services to a registered establishment in accordance with rules relating to the meat inspection service; and
(b) the number of hours that a meat inspection position (the affected position) is allocated to the establishment to carry out meat inspection services is increased or reduced on the day the variation takes effect (the variation day);
the amount of the fee for the month that the variation day occurs is the sum of the following amounts:
(c) the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for the affected position that applies before the variation day reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5) worked out using the formula in subsection (6);
(d) the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for the affected position that applies on and from the variation day reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5 or more) worked out using the formula in subsection (6).
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (5)(c) and (d), the formula is:
Start formula start fraction Number of relevant days over Number of days in month that variation day occurs end fraction times 100 end formula
where:
number of relevant days means:
(a) if the formula is being applied for the purposes of paragraph (5)(c)—the number of days in the month before the variation day; or
(b) if the formula is being applied for the purposes of paragraph (5)(d)—the number of days in the period beginning on the variation day and ending at the end of the month in which the variation day occurs.
Section 2‑4 Fees in relation to meat inspection - Export Control (Fees and Payments) Rules 2021 - 2‑4 Fees in relation to meat inspection services | Zoe