Biosecurity (Costs) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2015

2015/193

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

Biosecurity (Costs) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2015

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 17th day of August 2015

Present:
The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council

Pursuant to section 165 of the Biosecurity Act 1993, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Biosecurity (Costs) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2015.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette.

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations 2010 (the principal regulations).

4 Schedule amended

In the Schedule, replace item 9 with:

9Inspection of an animal after arrival for the purpose of ascertaining whether the animal should—
(a)

be cleared; or

(b)

be directed to be held in a transitional or containment facility for inspection and monitoring (see item 11)

$102.27 per hour for each general inspector involved or $186.30 per hour for each veterinary inspector involved in inspecting the animal or its animal material (unless another rate applies under this item)Importer
$49.61 per pet animal unless the pet animal—
(a)

is imported directly from Switzerland or a country that is a member of the European Community; or

(b)

requires veterinary inspection

$28.19 per animal imported directly from Switzerland or a country that is a member of the European Community
No costs apply in relation to an assistance animal imported from any country if the animal is accompanying a person who requires animal assistance

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notification in the Gazette, amend the Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations 2010 (the principal regulations). The effect of the amendments is to ensure that the hourly rate for veterinary inspectors can be charged for inspections of pet animals on arrival at the border (rather than the flat rate for pet animals) if they require veterinary inspection. The hourly charge is $186.30. The amendments also clarify which rates apply in which cases.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry for Primary Industries produced a regulatory impact statement on 5 August 2015 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 20 August 2015.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.