Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00104:reg:1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00104
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 99601–102377

establishment to carry out meat inspection services for less than 40 hours per week—the number of quarter hours per week that the position is allocated to carry out the services at the establishment.
quarterly hour fee means:
 (a) if the meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is occupied by a veterinarian—$36; or
 (b) if the meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is occupied by a person other than a veterinarian—$27.

Pro‑rating of fee—shutdown period
 (3) If:
 (a) the occupier of a registered establishment with an allocation of meat inspection services notifies the Secretary, in writing, that the meat inspection services are not required for a specified period (the shutdown period); and
 (b) the notice is given within the period, or by the time, required by the rules relating to the meat inspection services;
the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for a meat inspection position allocated to the registered establishment to carry out meat inspection services is reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5 or more) worked out as follows:

Pro‑rating of fee—termination of meat inspection services
 (4) If:
 (a) the occupier of a registered establishment with an allocation of meat inspection services notifies the Secretary, in writing, that the occupier wishes to terminate the provision of meat inspection services on a specified day (the termination day); and
 (b) the notice is given within the period, or by the time, required by the rules relating to the meat inspection services; and
 (c) the termination of some, or all, meat inspection services results in a meat inspection position (the affected position) allocated to the registered establishment being terminated;
the fee prescribed by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) for the affected position is reduced by the percentage (rounded to the nearest whole number, rounding up if the first decimal place is 5 or more) worked out as follows:

Pro‑rating of fee—variations to allocation
 (5) If:
 (a) the Secretary varies the allocation of meat inspection services to a registered establishment in accordance with rules relating to the meat inspection service; and
 (b) the number of hours that a meat inspection position (the affected position) is allocated to the establishment to carry out meat inspection services is increased or reduced on the day the variation takes effect (the variation day);
the amount of the fee for the month that the variation day occurs is the sum of the following amounts: