7Persons liable to pay charges

7 Persons liable to pay charges

For section 8 of the Act, the persons who are liable to pay the charge in relation to an imported food matter prescribed by an item of the table in subsection 6(1) of this instrument are as follows: (a) in relation to the imported food matter prescribed by item 1—the person who made the application to which the charge relates; (b) in relation to the imported food matter prescribed by any of items 2, 3 and 4—the person who is covered by the relevant arrangement or agreement, or the relevant arrangements or agreements, to which the charge relates.

Note: An agent of a person who is liable to pay a charge under this section is jointly and severally liable with that person to pay the charge (see section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Collection) Regulation 2015).