7Person liable to pay charge

7 Person liable to pay charge

For section 9 of the Act, the persons who are liable to pay the charge in relation to a quarantine matter prescribed by section 6 of this regulation are as follows: (a) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by any of items 1, 2 or 4 to 11 of the table in section 6: (i) the owner of the goods to which the charge relates; or (ii) if the goods to which the charge relates are owned by 2 or more persons—the owners of the goods; (b) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by item 3 of the table in section 6—the person who made the application for the permit to which the charge relates; (c) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by item 12 or 14 of the table in section 6—the person who made the application to which the charge relates; (d) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6—the person who holds the approval to which the charge relates; (e) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6—the person with whom the Commonwealth has entered into the compliance agreement to which the charge relates; (f) in relation to the quarantine matter prescribed by item 16 of the table in section 6—the operator of the vessel to which the charge relates.

Note 1: For paragraph (a), the owner, or the owners, of the goods may or may not be the consignee, or the consignees, of the goods.

Note 2: 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 Quarantine Charges (Collection) Regulation 2014).