of the CRIS. Two schedules are attached which provide the specific details, cost base, levies and fees for each of the plant export certification cost recovery arrangements: Attachment A — Grain (including seed products and forestry) Attachment B — Horticulture Why is cost recovery appropriate? Cost recovery fees and levies fall within the Australian Government’s (the government) broader charging framework. charges in this framework include commercial charges and resource charges. The type of charge is determined by the characteristics of the services. The use of commercial charging is not appropriate as this approach relies on competitive markets. While the private sector can undertake some export certification activities, the government must provide the export certification framework. This is because it relies on negotiated arrangements with other countries. Resource charging is not appropriate, as export certification is not based on the value of the activity to the recipient. The only viable alternative to cost recovering for export certification is funding this activity through consolidated revenue (general taxation). In most circumstances, however, general taxation is only appropriate for services that are provided to the wider community. Export certification services are provided to a clearly identifiable group—individuals and organisations that participate in the plant export supply chain. If it were not for the business activities of this group, export certification would not be required. There are additional benefits to funding export certification through cost recovery. When a business pays for the activities it receives, the government has an obligation to justify the prices it charges. Cost recovery also increases the cost consciousness of clients of how much a government activity actually costs. For these reasons, the government has determined cost recovery to be the most appropriate mechanism for funding export certification. The department has designed cost recovery of export certification services to be consistent with the Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines (CRGs). These provide the overarching framework under which government entities must design, implement and review cost recovery.
Additional inspection Fee $75 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) 20 320 $1 524 019 Documentation fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue DocumentElectronic Fee $12 Per document 95 676 $1 148 112 DocumentManual Fee $100 Per document - - Replacement certificate Fee $500 Per document 16 $8 000 Amendment / Resubmission Fee $12 Per document 9 568 $114 816 Approved Authorised Officer (AAO) fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue AAO Application Fee Fee $250 per AO application 158 $39 500 AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $1 750 per person delivered training 131 $229 250 Additional AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $2 000 per person delivered additional training 7 $14 000 AAO Approval Fee $250 per AO approval 131 $32 750 Table 11: Fees, levies and volumes—grain export cost recovery arrangement (2021–22) Charge title Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue Plant exporter levies Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated revenue Establishment registration—simple Levy $3 000 Annual 485 $1 455 000 Establishment registration—complex Levy $6 000 Annual 28 $168 000 Authorised officer annual charge Levy $750 Annual 977 $732 750 Organic certifying organisation Levy $7 500 Annual 1 $7 500 Export volume—grain and related products rate Levy $0.12 Per tonne (or part thereof) 37 538 083 $4 504 570 Phytosanitary certificate Levy $51 Per document 47 838 $2 439 738
Core inspection Fee $36 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) - - Additional inspection Fee $75 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) 8 772 $657 900 Documentation fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue DocumentElectronic Fee $12 Per document 99 154 $1 189 848 DocumentManual Fee $100 Per document 9 206 $920 600 Replacement certificate Fee $500 Per document 11 $5 500 Amendment / Resubmission Fee $12 Per document 7 015 $84 180 Approved Authorised Officer (AAO) fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue AAO Application Fee Fee $250 per AO application 22 $5 500 AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $1 750 per person delivered training 19 $33 250 Additional AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $2 000 per person delivered additional training 1 $2 000 AAO Approval Fee $250 per AO approval 19 $4 750 Table 19: Fees, levies and volumes —horticulture exports cost recovery arrangement (2020–21) Charge title Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated revenue exporter levies Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated revenue Establishment Levy $600 Annual 200 $120 000 Establishment registration—simple Levy $3 000 Annual 218 $654 000 Establishment registration—complex Levy $6 000 Annual 113 $678 000 Authorised officer annual charge Levy $750 Annual 223 $167 250 Organic certifying organisation Levy $7 500 Annual 4 $30 000
Export volume—non-protocol rate Levy $1.70 Per tonne (or part thereof) 542 347 $921 990 Export volume—protocol rate Levy $3.40 Per tonne (or part thereof) 250 626 $852 128 Phytosanitary certificate Levy $76 Per document 36 825 $2 798 700 Establishment application (one-off) Levy $600 Per initial establishment application - - Audit and Inspection fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue Audit Fee $36 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) 29 186 $1 050 696 Core inspection Fee $36 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) - - Additional inspection Fee $75 Per 15 minutes (or part thereof) 9 208 $690 600 Documentation fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue DocumentElectronic Fee $12 Per document 104 113 $1 249 356 DocumentManual Fee $100 Per document 9 206 $920 600 Replacement certificate Fee $500 Per document 11 $5 500 Amendment / Resubmission Fee $12 Per document 7 015 $84 180 Approved Authorised Officer (AAO) fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue AAO Application Fee Fee $250 per AO application 22 $5 500 AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $1 750 per person delivered training 19 $33 250 Additional AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $2 000 per person delivered additional training 1 $2 000 AAO Approval Fee $250 per AO approval 19 $4 750 Table 20: Fees, levies and volumes —horticulture exports cost recovery arrangement (2021–22) Charge title Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue
Approved Authorised Officer (AAO) fees Type Rate Unit Estimated volume Estimated total revenue AAO Application Fee Fee $250 per AO application 22 $5 500 AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $1 750 per person delivered training 19 $33 250 Additional AAO Learning and Assessment Fee $2 000 per person delivered additional training 1 $2 000 AAO Approval Fee $250 per AO approval 19 $4 750
Programme management and administration activities Workforce and business management—this activity has four categories: Workforce management activities include staff supervision, allocating workforce resources, managing employee performance, leave, training and other conditions, managing Work, Health and Safety requirements, recruitment and termination. Business management activities include business planning and continuity; requesting legal advice; procurement and contracts; programme and project administration, assurance, design and management; management of fixtures, facilities, equipment, supplies and logistics. Financial management activities include billing and accounting, budgeting, charges and payments, collections and receivables, debt management, financial accounts, reporting and policy development. Information management activities include data management, information and records management, and information sharing and collaboration. Business systems administration—includes developing, acquiring, testing, implementing and supporting applications and business systems. It encompasses technical support and maintenance of all business systems including information and communications technology. Stakeholder engagement—involves proactive engagement with any person, business, or organisation including any associated travel. This includes, engaging with peak industry bodies, secretariat support and attendance at industry consultative committee meetings, consultation on new standards and requirements, publishing website content and other information. Policy and instructional material—includes developing, maintaining and communicating the department’s policy and instructional material, such as operational and corporate policies, scientific advice, departmental guidelines and work instructions, and associated training development and delivery. Examples include responding to changes in importing country requirements developing or revising policy processes and instructional material. Business improvement—includes assessment, monitoring and development of initiatives to improve performance. Examples include adjustments to improve programme and service delivery, business performance reports against KPIs and similar activities.