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Export Control (Fees) Amendment Order 2012 (No. 1)1

Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982

I, Joseph William Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make the following order under regulation 3 of the Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982.

Dated 19 June 2012

Joseph William Ludwig

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1 Name of order

  This order is the Export Control (Fees) Amendment Order 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This order commences on 1 July 2012.

3 Amendment of Export Control (Fees) Orders 2001

  Schedule 1 amends the Export Control (Fees) Orders 2001.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Suborder 4 (1), definition of AQIS

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[2] Suborder 4 (1), definition of cut flowers

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[3] Suborder 4 (1), definition of dried fruit

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[4] Suborder 4 (1), definition of EXDOC

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EXDOC means the electronic export documentation system operated for the purposes of the Act.

[5] Suborder 4 (1), definition of fresh fruit

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[6] Suborder 4 (1), definition of horticulture products

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[7] Suborder 4 (1), definition of nursery stock

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[8] Suborder 4 (1), definition of plants

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[9] Suborder 4 (1), definition of plant products

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plant products means plant products to which the Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Order 2011 applies.

[10] Suborder 4 (1)

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plants means plants to which the Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Order 2011 applies.

[11] Suborder 4 (1), definition of prescribed grain

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Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Orders 2005

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Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Order 2011

[12] Orders 14 and 14A

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14 Imposition of fees

 (1) Fees are imposed in accordance with this Part for the performance of services in respect of the following goods:

 (a) grains (whether prescribed grains or not);

 (b) plants;

 (c) plant products.

 (2) A fee imposed in accordance with this Part is payable by the person for whom the services are performed.

15 Inspection services

 (1) The fee for an inspection service is $36 for each quarter hour.

Examples

1   Inspecting goods.

2   Booking inspection services.

3   Providing reports and information.

4   Conducting an audit.

 (2) However:

 (a) the maximum amount of the fee for a day (not including overtime) is $1 152; and

 (b) the maximum amount of the fee for a week (not including overtime) is $5 760.

[13] Order 22A

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[14] Subparagraph 23AA (5) (b) (iii)

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AQIS

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the Department

[15] Subparagraph 24 (1A) (b) (iii)

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AQIS

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the Department

[16] Part 7

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[17] Paragraph 40A (1) (e)

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other

[18] Paragraph 41 (1) (b)

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by AQIS

[19] Order 42

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by AQIS

[20] Paragraph 44 (1) (b)

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an invoice for the fee issued by AQIS

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the invoice for the fee

[21] Schedule 6

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Note

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