Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00022:schedule:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00022
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1
Character Range: 16265–17966

Schedule 1—Animals and animal products
Note: See section 6.

Part 1‑1—Bees and honey

Division 1—Introduction

1‑1  Simplified outline of this Part

      Queen bees
      Queen bee export charge is imposed on queen bees that are bred in Australia and exported from Australia. However, the rate is nil so no charge is currently payable.
      Honey
      Honey export charge is imposed on honey that is produced in Australia and exported from Australia. There is no charge if levy has already been imposed on the honey under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 2024. There are other exemptions.

Division 2—Bees

2‑1  Imposition of queen bee export charge
 (1) Charge is imposed on queen bees that are bred in Australia and exported from Australia.
 (2) Queen bee means a fertile female bee of the species Apis mellifera (commonly known as the European honeybee).

2‑2  Exemptions from the charge

Levy already imposed
 (1) Charge is not imposed on queen bees if levy has already been imposed on the queen bees under Division 2 of Part 1‑1 of Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 2024.

Threshold exemption
 (2) Charge is not imposed on queen bees that a person exports from Australia in a financial year if the sum of the following amounts that the person would otherwise be liable to pay in relation to that year is less than $50:
 (a) charge under this Division;
 (b) levy under Division 2 of Part 1‑1 of Schedule 1 to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 2024 (queen bee levy).

2‑3  Rate of the charge
  The rate of the charge on queen bees is worked out using this table.

Queen bee export charge
Item                     Rate of charge