18Fees generally

18 Fees generally

(1)  In this regulation –

Aboriginal person has the same meaning as in the Aboriginal Lands Act 1995 ;

GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.

(2)  The fees specified in Schedule 2  –

(a) are, unless otherwise specified, exclusive of GST; and

(b) are prescribed as the fees payable in respect of the matters to which they relate.

(3)  The Chief Inspector may, in relation to any of the following circumstances, exempt a person, or class of persons, from the liability for all or part of a fee payable under these regulations:

(a) the horticulture produce business carried on by the person involves the export of seed sprouts, to another country, in accordance with a law of the Commonwealth;

(b) the horticulture produce business carried on by the person forms part of, or is attached to, a food business registered under the Food Act 2003 that is carried on by that person at the same premises as the horticulture produce business;

(c) the person is an Aboriginal person engaging in a primary production activity of traditional or cultural significance within the Tasmanian Aboriginal community;

(d) the person holds, or has applied for, accreditation under two or more food safety schemes;

(e) the horticulture produce business carried on by the person is carried on by the person primarily for a charitable, educational or other non-commercial purpose;

(f) the circumstances are exceptional circumstances in which it would be just and equitable to exempt the person from all or part of the fee.