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Agriculture fees and charges

Act/Regs Reference Rate No. of Fee units/Penalty units Current, Including GST (if applicable) Description of fee or charge
Agriculture (excluding Biosecurity Victoria) Penalties
Seafood Safety Act 2003
9 (1) 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Commencing or conducting a seafood business without a current and valid seafood safety licence in respect of the business. - first offence
9 (1) 122.14 500.0 $61,070.00 Commencing or conducting a seafood business without a current and valid seafood safety licence in respect of the business. - subsequent offence
17 122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Failure to comply with licence conditions - first offence
17 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Failure to comply with licence conditions - subsequent offence
31 (3) 122.14 120.0 $14,657.00 Failure to comply with an order by an authorised officer under section 31 of the Act
43 (1) 122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Dispose of, remove, damage or interfere with any thing seized or taken under this Act - first offence
43 (1) 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Dispose of, remove, damage or interfere with any thing seized or taken under this Act - subsequent offence
44 122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Remove, alter, interfere in any way with any sample, or erase, alter, open, break or remove a mark, seal or fastening placed by an authorised officer on any part of a sample taken under this Act - first offence
44 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Remove, alter, interfere in any way with any sample, or erase, alter, open, break or remove a mark, seal or fastening placed by an authorised officer on any part of a sample taken under this Act - subsequent offence
45 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Hinder, obstruct, threaten or intimidate an authorised officer; or a member of the police force who is assisting an authorised officer exercising a power under this Act.
46 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offence to fail to provide information
47 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offence to give false or misleading information
48 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offence to refuse admission to authorised officer
49 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offence to refuse assistance to authorised officer
50 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offence to fail to comply with directions etc. of authorised officers
53 (5) 122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Failure to comply with a notice issued by Chief Executive Officer under s53
Grain Handling and Storage Act 1995 - Part 3
24B 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Non-compliance of directions issued by the Commission relating to a dispute.
25A 122.14 10.0 $1,221.00 Engagement in the provision of prescribed services without a licence or exemption from the requirement to obtain a licence - per day after notice of contravention
25A 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Engagement in the provision of prescribed services without a licence or exemption from the requirement to obtain a licence - initial penalty
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 - Part 4A
69C 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Failure by a person who is the holder of an authority under this Part (Low THC Cannabis) in complying with the terms, conditions, limitations or restrictions to which that authority is subject.
69I (2) 122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Removing the whole or any part of a plant, crop or product detained or seized while the detention or seizure notice remains in force, except on the written authority or written direction of an inspector or the Secretary.
69K (1) 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Hindering or obstructing, without reasonable excuse, an inspector in the exercise of a power under this Part (Low THC Cannabis)
69K (2) 122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 Failing to comply with the direction, requirement or order of an inspector, without reasonable excuse.
Dairy Act 2000
15 (1) 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Failure by a member to declare a pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered by the Authority
15 (4) 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Failure by a member who has declared a pecuniary interest to be absent from the deliberation or voting of the matter
16 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Improper use of information by member, officer or employee of the Authority
22 (1) 122.14 120.0 $14,657.00 Failure in commencing or conducting business without holding a current and valid dairy industry licence in respect of the business.
22 (2) 122.14 120.0 $14,657.00 Owning or using a dairy transport vehicle which is used or intended to be used to transport dairy food without a current and valid dairy industry licence in respect of the dairy transport vehicle
30 122.14 120.0 $14,657.00 Accept, collect, take delivery of, sell or buy, or permit or cause to be accepted, collected, taken delivery of, sold or bought any dairy food from a business with no dairy industry licence
36 (1) 122.14 400.0 $48,856.00 Selling or delivering dairy food which has not been pasteurised or packed and sealed as required under the Act
43 (5) 122.14 10.0 $1,221.00 Failure by an authorised officer to produce identity card for inspection before exercising or at any time during the exercise of a power under this Part.
46 (4) 122.14 120.0 $14,657.00 Non compliance with an order issued by an authorised officer to clean and disinfect premises, plant and equipment; stop the use of any area of dairy premises, machinery or equipment; stop the removal of dairy food from the premises; detain, destroy or seize dairy food.
50 (i) 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 Offences with respect to authorised officers.
54 122.14 60.0 $7,328.00 A person who is guilty of an offence against this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided
Broiler Chicken Industry Act 1978
  122.14 10.0 $1,221.00 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Broiler Chicken Industry Act 1978 Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act - First offence.
  122.14 25.0 $3,054.00 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Broiler Chicken Industry Act 1978 Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act - Second offence.
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Broiler Chicken Industry Act 1978 Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act - Third offence and any subsequent offence.
Agriculture Industry Development Act 1990
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Unauthorised disclosure of information by former or present members of Committees or employees
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Breach of confidentiality or misuse of information by former or present members of Committees or employees to obtain any pecuniary or other advantage
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 A member or employee of a Committee must not receive, or seek to receive, directly or indirectly, any payment or other consideration to act contrary to duty.
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 A person must not give or offer to give a member or employee of a Committee any payment or other consideration to act contrary to duty.
  122.14 20.0 $2,443.00 Offence to obstruct, delay, refuse to comply with, or give false information to an authorised officer
  122.14 5.0 $611.00 Offences relating to polls
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Failure of an approved receiver to pay applicable charges to the new Committee
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Failure of an approved receiver to comply with any written instructions issued by the new Committee
Biological Control Act 1986
  122.14 10.0 $1,221.00 Failure of person issued with a summons to appear as a witness at an inquiry.
  122.14 10.0 $1,221.00 Refusal by a person appearing as a witness at an inquiry to be sworn in or to answer questions.
  122.14 50.0 $6,107.00 Giving false or misleading evidence at a hearing before the Commission.
  122.14 20.0 $2,443.00 A court may convict a person of an offence against sub-section (1).
  122.14 20.0 $2,443.00 A person found in contempt of the Commission.
  122.14 20.0 $2,443.00 Witness not to be prejudiced.
  122.14 100.0 $12,214.00 A person must not dismiss, or threaten to dismiss an employee from his or her employment, or prejudice an employee in his or her employment, by reason that the employee has appeared as a witness, or has given any evidence at an inquiry by a Commission. In the case of a corporation:
  122.14 20.0 $2,443.00 A person must not dismiss, or threaten to dismiss an employee from his or her employment, or prejudice an employee in his or her employment, by reason that the employee has appeared as a witness, or has given any evidence at an inquiry by a Commission. In any other case: