8Exemptions from charges

8 Exemptions from charges

General (1) For section 10 of the Act, a charge prescribed in relation to a quarantine matter by section 6 is not payable if the quarantine matter relates to: (a) the importation of goods: (i) for the official use of a diplomatic mission in Australia; or (ii) for the personal use of a diplomatic agent of the mission; or (iii) for the personal use of a member of the diplomatic agent’s family, if the person forms part of the diplomatic agent’s household and is not an Australian citizen; or (b) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the administrative or technical staff (the staff member) of a diplomatic mission at the time of first installation, if the staff member is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or (c) the importation of goods for the personal use of a member of the staff member’s family at the time of first installation, if the person forms part of the staff member’s household and is neither an Australian citizen nor permanently resident in Australia; or (d) vessels or equipment used by the defence force of a foreign country that is engaged in a combined military activity if the Australian Defence Force has informed a Director of Quarantine; or (e) the importation of a disability assistance dog into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; or (f) the examination of personal luggage that is brought into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on the same vessel as the owner or importer of the luggage; or (g) the screening or inspection of international postal items that arrive in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; or (h) goods or any other things that have been, or that are to be, imported or brought into Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands; or (i) quarantine activities performed in Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Application for section 46A approval or to enter into compliance agreement (2) For section 10 of the Act, a person is not liable to pay the charge prescribed by item 12 or 14 of the table in section 6 of this regulation in relation to an application referred to in that item if the person: (a) is the holder of an approval in force under section 46A of the Quarantine Act 1908; or (b) is a party to a compliance agreement in force under section 66B of the Quarantine Act 1908; or (c) is a party to a compliance agreement in force under section 35A of the Imported Food Control Act 1992. Management of arrangements relating to quarantine activities performed under section 46A approval or compliance agreement (3) For section 10 of the Act, a person is not liable to pay the charge prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for a financial year, or a part of a financial year, in relation to an approval if the person has paid any of the following: (a) the charge prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for that financial year, or that part of the financial year, in relation to another approval; (b) the charge prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6 of the Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year, or that part of the financial year, in relation to another approval; (c) the charge prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for that financial year or that part of the financial year; (d) the charge prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6 of the Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year, or that part of the financial year; (e) the charge prescribed by item 2 of the table in section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Customs) Regulation 2015 for that financial year or that part of the financial year; (f) the charge prescribed by item 2 of the table in section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year or that part of the financial year. (4) For section 10 of the Act, a person is not liable to pay the charge prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for a financial year, or a part of a financial year, in relation to a compliance agreement if the person has paid any of the following: (a) the charge prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for that financial year, or that part of the financial year, in relation to another compliance agreement; (b) the charge prescribed by item 15 of the table in section 6 of the Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year, or that part of the financial year, in relation to another compliance agreement; (c) the charge prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6 of this regulation for that financial year or that part of the financial year; (d) the charge prescribed by item 13 of the table in section 6 of the Quarantine Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year, or that part of the financial year; (e) the charge prescribed by item 2 of the table in section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Imposition—Customs) Regulation 2015 for that financial year or that part of the financial year; (f) the charge prescribed by item 2 of the table in section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Imposition—General) Regulation 2015 for that financial year or that part of the financial year.