14Animals and eggs that enter a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015

14 Animals and eggs that enter a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015

Application of this Determination (1) This Determination, as in force on or after 1 December 2015, applies in relation to an animal, or a consignment of bees, live birds or birds’ eggs for hatching, if the animal or consignment enters a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015. Ruminants and camelid animals (2) If a fee referred to in previous item 36 was paid before 1 December 2015 for a period a ruminant, or a camelid animal, was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the amount paid is taken to have been paid in relation to the service in relation to the animal referred to in new item 16.

Note: If the amount of the fees paid before 1 December 2015 for a ruminant or a camelid animal is less than the amount of the fees payable under new item 16 for the animal, the person who is liable to pay the fee under new item 16 is liable to pay the amount that is the difference between the amount paid before 1 December 2015 and the amount that is payable under that item.

Equine animals and other animals weighing more than 25 kilograms (3) If a fee referred to in previous item 36A, 37 or 38 was paid before 1 December 2015 for a day an equine animal, or an animal weighing more than 25 kilograms (other than animal referred to in another subsection of this section), was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the fee referred to in new item 16 is taken to have been paid for the animal for that day. Cats, dogs and other small animals (other than live birds) (4) If a fee referred to in previous item 36B, 36C, 36D, 36E, 36F, 36G, 36H or 37 was paid before 1 December 2015 for a day a cat, dog, rabbit, guinea pig or other animal weighing 25 kilograms or less (other than an animal referred to in another subsection of this section) was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the fee referred to in new item 17 is taken to have been paid for the animal for that day.

Note: If an animal referred to in subsection (3) or (4) is held in a quarantine station for more days than the days for which fees were paid before 1 December 2015, a fee for each additional day is payable under new item 16 or 17 (whichever is applicable).

Consignments of bees (5) If a fee referred to in previous item 36J or 36K was paid before 1 December 2015 for a month a consignment of bees was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the fee referred to in new item 18 is taken to have been paid for the consignment for that month. Consignments of live birds (6) If a fee referred to in previous item 36L was paid before 1 December 2015 for a period a consignment of live birds was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the amount paid is taken to have been paid in relation to the service in relation to the consignment referred to in new item 19. Consignments of birds’ eggs for hatching (7) If a fee referred to in previous item 36M was paid before 1 December 2015 for a period a consignment of birds’ eggs for hatching was expected to be in a quarantine station on or after 1 December 2015, the amount paid is taken to have been paid in relation to the service in relation to the consignment referred to in new item 20.