Part 11Fees for meat and meat products

Part 11—Fees for meat and meat products

54 Application

Fees are imposed in accordance with this Part for the performance of services in respect of the following goods:

(a) meat;
(b) meat products.

Note: Meat includes wild game meat, poultry meat, rabbit meat and ratite meat. Meat products includes wild game meat products, poultry meat products, rabbit meat products and ratite meat products.

55 Fees for particular services

(1) If, at the request of a person, an authorised officer performs a service mentioned in Schedule 7, the fee specified in or calculated in accordance with Schedule 7 for the service is imposed.

(2) The Secretary may enter into a written arrangement with the occupier of an establishment under which inspection services for goods specified in the arrangement are allocated to the establishment on a monthly or annual basis, as specified in the arrangement. (3) The arrangement must include provision under which the Secretary may alter the basis of the allocation in the arrangement if the Secretary is satisfied that the altered allocation better represents the usage of inspection services at the establishment. (4) While an arrangement under suborder (2) is in force, suborder (1) does not apply in respect of the establishment and fees calculated in accordance with Part 2 of Schedule 7 are imposed for inspection services to which the arrangement relates, however often the inspection services are actually performed. (5) If: (a) an arrangement under suborder (2) allocates inspection services to an establishment on an annual basis; and (b) the occupier of the establishment gives the Secretary written notice during a year that inspection services are no longer required on that basis; the arrangement is taken to have allocated inspection services for that year on a monthly basis and fee is imposed equal to the amount of any underpayment. (6) A fee imposed by suborder (1), (4) or (5) in respect of an establishment is payable by the occupier of the establishment.