Agriculture and Fisheries Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2020

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Agriculture and Fisheries Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2020.

2Regulation amended

This part amends the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Regulation 1998.

3Replacement of sch 2 (Fees)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Fees

section 45

		$
1	Application for aerial distribution contractor licence, commercial operator’s licence, ground distribution contractor’s licence or pilot chemical rating licence (Act, s 17(1)(b))—
	(a)  for 1 year	34.50
	(b)  for 3 years	81.10
2	Application for renewal of aerial distribution contractor licence, commercial operator’s licence, ground distribution contractor’s licence or pilot chemical rating licence (Act, s 19(3)(b))—
	(a)  for 1 year	23.25
	(b)  for 3 years	69.75

4Regulation amended

This part amends the Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012.

5Replacement of sch 5 (Fees)

Schedule 5—
omit, insert—

Schedule 5 Fees

section 11

		$
1	Application for, or to renew, registration (Act, s 52(2)(d))—
	(a)  of an individual	844.80
	(b)  of all State schools, if the application is made by the State on behalf of the schools	412.05
	(c)  of a corporation that is the governing body of a non-State school	412.05
	(d)  of a corporation, other than a corporation mentioned in paragraph (c), or a public authority, if the corporation or authority has—
	(i)  less than 10 employees	844.80
	(ii)  10 to 50 employees	1,268.15
	(iii)  more than 50 employees	1,690.05
2	Copy of the register or a part of the register (Act, s 62(c))	50.65
3	Application for replacement registration certificate (Act, s 88(2))	84.30
4	Application for approval to conduct a test or use an animal in a way mentioned in s 92 of the Act (Act, s 93(2))	844.80

6Regulation amended

This part amends the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Regulation 2019.

7Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

section 18

		$
1	Application for a licence (Act, s 143(2)(b))	1,059.50
2	Application for renewal of a licence (Act, s 155(2)(c))	1,059.50
3	Application for amendment of a licence (Act, s 158(2)(b))	nil
4	Application for replacement of a licence (Act, s 170(2)(c))	nil

8Regulation amended

This part amends the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.

9Replacement of sch 10 (Fees)

Schedule 10—
omit, insert—

Schedule 10 Fees

section 127

		$
1	For an application for the registration of a registrable biosecurity entity (Act, s 148(1)(e))—
	(a)  in relation to the keeping of designated animals other than bees, for each year applied for	47.50
	(b)  in relation to the keeping of bees, for each year applied for	32.05
2	For renewal of a registration of a registered biosecurity entity (Act, s 156(2)(a))—
	(a)  in relation to the keeping of designated animals other than bees, for each year of registration	47.50
	(b)  in relation to the keeping of bees, for each year of registration	32.05
3	For an application to end any of the following declarations (Act, s 164C(b))—
	(a)  the declaration of a place as a restricted place;
	(b)  the declaration of a designated animal as a restricted animal;
	(c)  the declaration of designated biosecurity matter as restricted biosecurity matter	78.60
4	For giving a copy of information held in the biosecurity register (Act, s 173(1))	50.55
5	For an application for a prohibited matter permit or restricted matter permit (Act, s 214(2)(b)(ii))	436.25
6	For an application for renewal of a prohibited matter permit or restricted matter permit (Act, s 225(2)(c))	436.25
7	For an application for the transfer of a prohibited matter permit or restricted matter permit (Act, s 230(1))	78.60
8	For a copy of all or part of the information held in the register of prohibited matter and restricted matter permits (Act, s 231(4))	50.55
9	For inspection of a register of biosecurity orders kept by a chief executive officer of a local government, for each hour (Act, s 379(5))	16.80
10	For a copy of all or part of the information held in a register of biosecurity orders (Act, s 379(6))	50.55
11	For an application to enter into a compliance agreement with the State, for each year of the term of the agreement applied for (Act, s 396(3))	144.30
12	For the giving of a biosecurity certificate by an authorised officer who is also an accredited certifier (Act, s 419) if—
	(a)  the authorised officer does not visit a place for the purpose of giving the certificate; and
	(b)  preparing the certificate takes no more than 15 minutes	53.80
13	For an application for the grant of an accreditation, for each year of the term of the accreditation applied for (Act, s 420(2)(b))	329.70
14	For an application for the renewal of an accreditation, for each year of the term of the accreditation applied for (Act, s 432(2)(c))	329.70
15	For an application for an approval as an auditor (Act, s 460(2)(b)), the total of the following fees—
	(a)  the application fee	163.20
	(b)  the additional fee, for each year of the term of the approval applied for	421.20
16	For an application for the renewal of an approval as an auditor (Act, s 460(2)(b)), the total of the following fees—
	(a)  the application fee	163.20
	(b)  the additional fee, for each year of the term of the approval applied for	421.20
17	For an application for the amendment of the conditions of a relevant authority (Act, s 479(2)(b))	80.90

10Regulation amended

This part amends the Brands Regulation 2012.

11Replacement of sch 7 (Fees)

Schedule 7—
omit, insert—

Schedule 7 Fees

section 9

		$
1	Registration of a 3-piece horse and cattle brand	109.25
2	Registration of a cattle earmark	109.25
3	Registration of a symbol brand	316.85
4	Transfer of a 3-piece horse and cattle brand	52.50
5	Transfer of a symbol brand	52.50
6	Registration of a sheep letter or numeral fire brand	109.25
7	Registration of a sheep letter or numeral paint brand	109.25
8	Registration of a sheep symbol fire brand	118.55
9	Registration of a sheep symbol paint brand	118.55
10	Registration of a sheep earmark	109.25
11	Transfer of a sheep letter or numeral fire brand	52.50
12	Transfer of a sheep letter or numeral paint brand	52.50
13	Transfer of a sheep symbol fire brand	52.50
14	Transfer of a sheep symbol paint brand	52.50
15	Transfer of a sheep earmark	52.50
16	Registration of a pig brand	52.50
17	Transfer of a pig brand	52.50

12Regulation amended

This part amends the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017.

13Amendment of s 37 (Hourly fee)

(1)Section 37(2)(a), ‘$50.60’—
omit, insert—

$51.50

(2)Section 37(2)(b), ‘$76.25’—
omit, insert—

$77.60

(3)Section 37(3), ‘$101.70’—
omit, insert—

$103.55

14Regulation amended

This part amends the Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987.

15Replacement of s 28 (Licence fees)

Section 28—
omit, insert—

28Licence fees—Act, ss 54 and 65

(1)For section 54(2)(a) of the Act, the application fee prescribed is $506.75.

(2)For section 65(2)(d)(i) of the Act, the licence renewal fee prescribed is $202.80.

16Regulation amended

This part amends the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019.

17Amendment of s 141 (Additional provision about annual fees for a licence, fishery symbol or quota authority)

Section 141—
insert—

(5)In this section—

additional administrative fee means—

(a)for an annual fee for a licence stated in schedule 6, part 1—the additional administrative fee stated in that part of the schedule; or

(b)for a fee for a fishery symbol or quota authority stated in schedule 6, part 2—the additional administrative fee stated in that part of the schedule.

18Replacement of schs 5 and 6

Schedules 5 and 6—
omit, insert—

Schedule 5 Fees for resource allocation authorities and fish movement exemption notices

section 137

Part 1 Resource allocation authorities

		$
1	Assessment of application for resource allocation authority (Act, s 54(1)(b))—
	(a)  for a prescribed declared fish habitat area development—
	(i)  for a level 1 assessment	626.30
	(ii)  for a level 2 assessment	1,928.90
	(iii)  for a level 3 assessment	3,697.25
	(iv)  for a level 4 assessment	7,554.00
	(v)  for a level 5 assessment	18,805.75
	(b)  for a development mentioned in the Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 24, definition non-referable building work, paragraph (d) or that is operational work impacting on marine plants that are dead marine wood on unallocated State land for trade or commerce	626.30
	(c)  for prescribed aquaculture development—
	(i)  for a level 1 assessment	626.30
	(ii)  for a level 2 assessment	1,928.90
	(iii)  for a level 3 assessment	3,697.25
	(iv)  for a level 4 assessment	7,554.00
	(v)  for a level 5 assessment	18,805.75
2	Assessment of application for renewal of resource allocation authority (Act, s 56(4)(b))	626.30

Part 2 Fish movement exemption notices

		$
1	Assessment of application for fish movement exemption notice (Act, s 76E(2)(b))—
	(a)  for a level 1 assessment	626.30
	(b)  for a level 2 assessment	1,928.90
	(c)  for a level 3 assessment	3,697.25
	(d)  for a level 4 assessment	7,554.00
	(e)  for a level 5 assessment	18,805.75

Schedule 6 Other fees

sections 139(1), 140, 141(5), definition additional administrative fee

Part 1 Fees for licences

		$
1	Application for issue of a licence (Act, s 54(1)(b))	341.05
2	Annual fee	341.05
3	Additional administrative fee if annual fee paid in 2 payments (s 141(5))	33.40

Part 2 Fees for fishery symbols or quota authorities

Fishery symbol or quota authority	$
Commercial harvest fisheries
A1	395.60
A2	129.60
B1	13.6398/unit
D	6.8199/unit
E	129.60
F	129.60
G	129.60
H	129.60
J1 where a unit equals each whole 100kg entitled to be taken under the licence on which the symbol is written	13.6398/unit
JE	129.60
O	68.1994/area
P	395.60
W1	129.60
W2	129.60
Y	129.60
Commercial line fisheries
L1	395.60
L2	395.60
L3	395.60
L4	1,159.30
L8	1,159.30
Commercial net fisheries
K1	791.20
K2	791.20
K3	791.20
K4	791.20
K5	791.20
K6	791.20
K7	791.20
K8	791.20
N1	395.60
N2	791.20
N3	1,500.55
N4	3,000.90
N10	1,159.30
N11	204.55
N12	23,837.80
N13	13,243.25
East coast trawl fishery
M1	nil
M2	1,159.30
T1	nil
T2	nil
T5	395.60
T6	395.60
T7	395.60
T8	395.60
T9	395.60
T1 effort unit	0.4095
T2 effort unit	0.4095
Other commercial fisheries
SM	nil
SM unit	0.2045
C1	395.60
C2	nil
C3	395.60
ITQ unit	1.0230
R where a unit equals each 1kg of (whole weight) fish entitled to be taken under the licence on which the symbol is written	0.4095/unit
S	791.20
T4	395.60
T4-ITQ unit	0.03820
RQ	nil
CT line unit	0.4095
OS line unit	0.2045
RTE line unit	0.2045
Fee for all fishery symbols and quota authorities
Additional administrative fee if annual fee paid in 2 payments (s 141(5))	33.40

Part 3 Other fees

		$
1	Application for developmental fishing permit (Act, s 54(1)(b))	6,411.05
2	Application for indigenous fishing permit (Act, s 54(1)(b))	nil
3	Issue of stocked impoundment permit (Act, s 54(1)(b))—
	(a)  permit for 1 week	10.00
	(b)  permit for 1 year for a person who holds—
	(i)  a Queensland Government seniors card; or
	(ii)  any of the following cards issued by the Commonwealth department in which the Social Security Act 1991 (Cwlth) or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cwlth) is administered—
	(A)  a pensioner concession card;
	(B)  a health care card;
	(C)  a repatriation health card for all conditions	36.00
	(c)  permit for 1 year for a person other than a person mentioned in paragraph (b)	50.00
4	Application for general fisheries permit (Act, s 54(1)(b))	341.05
5	Request to amend a licence under section 63(4)(d) of the Act—
	(a)  if the request is to replace a boat identified in the licence	170.55
	(b)  otherwise	at reasonable cost, but no more than actual cost
6	Application to move a fishery symbol to another licence (Fisheries (Commercial Fisheries) Regulation 2019, section 62(3)(b)(i))	170.55
7	Application to register the transfer of an authority (Act, s 65A(4))—
	(a)  for a temporary transfer under s 65C of the Act	34.15
	(b)  otherwise	170.55
8	Application for a replacement authority (Act, s 71(2)(b))	34.15
9	Fee for a person to inspect, take extracts from, or obtain a copy of details in, the register (Act, s 73(4))	the reasonable cost, but no more than the actual cost, of allowing the person to inspect, take extracts from, or obtain a copy of details in, the register
10	Application for a certificate about an authority (Act, s 74(3))	170.55

19Regulation amended

This part amends the Food Production (Safety) Regulation 2014.

20Amendment of s 29 (Fees for accreditation—Act, s 44)

Section 29(2) and (3), ‘2020’—
omit, insert—

2021

21Amendment of s 31 (Fees for approval as auditor—Act, s 60)

Section 31(2) and (3), ‘2020’—
omit, insert—

2021

22Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)

Schedule 1—
omit, insert—

Schedule 1 Fees

sections 29 and 31

Part 1 Fees for accreditation

Division 1 Application fee

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
		2020 amount of fee	2021 amount of fee
		$	$
1	Application fee	165.75	168.75

Division 2 Accreditation fees

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
	Activity	Food safety scheme for the accreditation	2020 amount of fee	2021 amount of fee
			$	$
1	Accredited processing activity—
	(a)  if carried out on or from meat retail premises or a meat retail vehicle	meat scheme	530.95	540.50
	(b)  if carried out for the exportation of scheme produce	dairy scheme meat scheme	8,302.60	8,452.05
	(c)  otherwise	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	1,660.00	1,689.90
2	Accredited producing activity	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	414.80	422.25
3	Temperature controlled storage	meat scheme seafood scheme	298.60	303.95
4	Transporting	meat scheme	298.60	303.95
5	Wild animal harvesting	meat scheme seafood scheme	298.60	303.95
6	Another accreditation activity for which a fee is not already prescribed under items 1 to 5	dairy scheme egg scheme meat scheme seafood scheme	281.85	286.90

Part 2 Fees for approval as auditor

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
		2020 amount of fee	2021 amount of fee
		$	$
1	Application fee	165.75	168.75
2	Auditor approval fee	580.85	591.30

23Regulation amended

This part amends the Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 2016.

24Replacement of sch 3 (Fees)

Schedule 3—
omit, insert—

Schedule 3 Fees

section 28

		$
1	Application for registration (Act, s 19(1)(c))—
	(a)  as a veterinary surgeon	129.30
	(b)  as a veterinary specialist	161.60
2	Application for registration as a veterinary surgeon for a limited period (Act, s 19B(2)(b))	72.40
3	Restoration of name (Act, s 17(5))—
	(a)  to the register of veterinary surgeons	161.60
	(b)  to the register of veterinary specialists	161.60
4	Issue of a duplicate certificate of registration under section 20 of the Act (Act, s 37(2)(e))	72.40
5	Application for an approval (Act, s 18A(2)(c))	267.05
6	Application for special registration (Act, s 19E(2)(b))—
	(a)  as a veterinary surgeon	129.30
	(b)  as a veterinary specialist	161.60
7	Fee for each 12-month period of special registration (Act, s 19E(3)(a))—
	(a)  as a veterinary surgeon	267.05
	(b)  as a veterinary specialist	374.85
8	Annual fee (Act, s 17(1))—
	(a)  for the first year of registration for a veterinary surgeon who—
	(i)  became a holder of a degree or diploma or member of a college or other body mentioned in section 18(1) of the Act; and
	(ii)  has not previously been registered as a veterinary surgeon	200.35
	(b)  for a veterinary surgeon who—
	(i)  is 55 years or older; and
	(ii)  is not engaged in the practice of veterinary science; and
	(iii)  is resident in the Commonwealth	133.55
	(c)  for a veterinary surgeon other than a veterinary surgeon mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)	267.05
9	Additional annual fee for a veterinary specialist (Act, s 17(1))	107.75
10	Application for approval to use premises as veterinary premises (Act, s 25A(2)(c))—
	(a)  for an application for which the board requires the applicant to allow an inspection of the premises under section 25B(b) of the Act	728.80
	(b)  for another application	242.85