Imported Food Control Regulations 2019
30Payable amounts for chargeable services
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30 Payable amounts for chargeable services
(1) For the purposes of subsection 36(1) of the Act, the payable amount in respect of the provision of a chargeable service referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table is the amount set out in, or worked out in accordance with, column 2 of the item.
<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>Payable amounts</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; 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:46.54%; 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><br><span>Chargeable service</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; 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><br><span>Amount</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.92%; 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:46.54%; 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>In</span><span>‑</span><span>office assessment, issue of approval or other relevant documentation, inspection, treatment, audit, analysis, training or other chargeable service in relation to food to which the Act applies, provided on a business day during ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; 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 authorised officer providing the chargeable service—$37 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>In</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service mentioned in item</span><span> </span><span>1 provided on a business day outside ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; border-top:0.75pt 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 authorised officer providing the chargeable service:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) if the service is provided immediately before or immediately after an in</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service provided by the authorised officer during ordinary hours of duty—$55 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 and including 30 minutes—an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a); and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$55</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>In</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service mentioned in item</span><span> </span><span>1 provided on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the place where the service is provided</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; border-top:0.75pt 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 authorised officer providing the chargeable service:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) for any period up to and including 30 minutes—an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(b); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$60</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Out</span><span>‑</span><span>of</span><span>‑</span><span>office assessment, issue of approval or other relevant documentation, inspection, treatment, audit, analysis, training or other chargeable service in relation to food to which the Act applies, provided on a business day during ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; border-top:0.75pt 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 authorised officer providing the chargeable service:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) for less than 7.5 hours—$62 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) each 7.5 hours—$1,221; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) each additional quarter hour or part of a quarter hour—$62</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>Out</span><span>‑</span><span>of</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service mentioned in item</span><span> </span><span>4 provided on a business day outside ordinary hours of duty</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>For each authorised officer providing the chargeable service:</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(a) if the service is provided immediately before or immediately after an out</span><span>‑</span><span>of</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service provided by the authorised officer during ordinary hours of duty—$80 for each quarter hour or part of a quarter hour; or</span></p><p class="Tablea" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(b) in any other case:</span></p><p class="Tablei" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(i) for any period up to and including 30 minutes—an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(a); and</span></p><p class="Tablei" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>(ii) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$80</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Out</span><span>‑</span><span>of</span><span>‑</span><span>office chargeable service mentioned in item</span><span> </span><span>4 provided on a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the place where the service is provided</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; border-top:0.75pt 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 authorised officer providing the chargeable service:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) for any period up to and including 30 minutes—an amount that is twice the dollar amount specified in paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(b); and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for each quarter hour, or part of a quarter hour, after the first 30 minutes—$85</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.92%; 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>7</span></p></td><td style="width:46.54%; 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>Chargeable service provided by a person by arrangement with the Commonwealth</span></p></td><td style="width:45.54%; 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>A fee equivalent to the cost incurred by the Commonwealth in arranging and paying for the person to provide the chargeable service</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>