Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00595:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00595
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 8327–9086

7  Persons liable to pay charges
  For section 8 of the Act, the persons who are liable to pay the charge in relation to an imported food matter prescribed by an item of the table in subsection 6(1) of this instrument are as follows:
 (a) in relation to the imported food matter prescribed by item 1—the person who made the application to which the charge relates;
 (b) in relation to the imported food matter prescribed by item 2—the person with whom the Commonwealth has entered into the compliance agreement to which the charge relates.
Note: An agent of a person who is liable to pay a charge under this section is jointly and severally liable with that person to pay the charge (see section 6 of the Imported Food Charges (Collection) Regulation 2015).