Fees and charges for Plant Biosecurity services
These fees and charges are effective as of July 2024.
Chargeable services
Agriculture Victoria provides a range of services in accordance with set fees and charges. These services are provided to facilitate market access in line with state and national quarantine requirements and are indexed annually according to the Monetary Units Act 2004.
Costs incurred are recovered through fees charged for services including, but not limited to:
- application fees for arrangements
- auditing arrangements
- inspection and verification of consignments
- issuing market access certificates
- undertaking travel associated with services
- incidentals, including certificate books and trap supplies.
Agriculture Victoria have sought to make the fees and charges as accurate and complete as possible, however updates may be required if service provisions change. Stated fees and charges are inclusive of GST.
Service fees
Fees are applied for each 15 minute block, or part thereof. Service delivery charges may include administrative processes, such as confirming quarantine movement conditions and providing the required certificate or audit report. Arrangement audits are capped at 60 minutes, with an additional fee for the issuance of non-conformance reports.
Travel fees
A fee must be charged to account for return travel time from the nearest designated Agriculture Victoria office. This fee is applied for each 15 minute block, or part thereof, travelled. Travel is capped at 90 minutes.
Designated Agriculture Victoria offices
The following is a list of our offices across Victoria:
- Ararat
- Attwood
- Bairnsdale
- Ballarat
- Benalla
- Colac
- Cranbourne
- Epsom
- Ellinbank
- Epping Markets
- Geelong
- Knoxfield
- Hamilton
- Horsham
- Irymple
- Ovens
- Portland
- Rutherglen
- Swan Hill
- Tatura
- Warrnambool
- Wodonga
- Woori Yallock.
Cancellation policy
If an individual person or business cancels a service within 24 hours of a scheduled appointment, the fee for the estimated time required to deliver the scheduled services may still be charged (including return travel where applicable).
Finance
Clients can contact Agriculture Victoria, by emailing the relevant Region, to obtain a quote for any chargeable service prior to delivery:
- South East Region: plant.standards@agriculture.vic.gov.au
- South West Region: plant.southwest@agriculture.vic.gov.au
- Northern Region: plant.quarantine@agriculture.vic.gov.au
Queries related to specific items on an invoice should be directed to the Region email referenced on the invoice.
Contact the Biosecurity Services Centre for general advice on Plant Biosecurity fees and charges: biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au
For payment, go to the DEECA online payment system for payment options, FAQ and support: Pay bills online or you can email accounts.receivable@deeca.vic.gov.au
General enquires are referred to the Customer Contact Centre on 136 186.
Current fees and charges
This includes GST and is effective 1 July 2024.
Table 1
Arrangement application fee | Cost |
|---|---|
Compliance Agreement (CA) — Fruit fly | $147.10 |
Compliance Agreement (CA) — Other | $73.60 |
Interstate Certification Assurance (ICA) Accreditation | $110.20 |
Plant Standards (PS) Bilateral Accreditation | $110.20 |
Approval for Area or Property Freedom | $51.55 |
Table 2
Arrangement audits | Cost |
|---|---|
All audit types (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Audit capped at 60 minutes (4 x 15 minutes) | $206.20 |
Issuance of Non-Conformance Reports charged in addition to the audit fee (per NCR) | $51.55 |
Table 3
Plant Health Certificates (PHC) | Cost |
|---|---|
PHC for business — including first 15 minutes | $51.55 |
PHC for business — additional inspection fee then applies (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Additional PHC (issued same day, same consignment) | $11.70 |
PHC for persons (in office only) — including first 15 minutes | $17.80 |
PHC for persons (in office only) — additional inspection fee then applies (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Table 4
Permits | Cost |
|---|---|
Issuance of all types of permits | $0 |
Inspection relating to permit issue, including treatment (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Table 5
Verification, inspections and supervised actions | Cost |
|---|---|
Verification inspections relating to certificates and declarations (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
All other types of inspections (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Supervised treatments, including destruction and disposal (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
All other supervised service, including sorting, repacking, destruction or disposal of plants, plant products and other items (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Table 6
Continuous service | Cost |
|---|---|
For each half day of continuous service (up to 4 hours) | $618.60 |
For each full day of continuous service (between 4-8 hours) | $1,134.10 |
Table 7
Travel | Cost |
|---|---|
Travel to and from the nearest designated Agriculture Victoria office (per 15 minutes) | $51.55 |
Travel capped at 90 minutes (6 × 15 minutes) | $309.30 |
Table 8
Certificate books | Cost |
|---|---|
Plant Health Assurance Certificates, PHAC (100 pages) | $23.45 |
Phylloxera Plant Health Declarations, PHD (50 pages) | $14.95 |
Potato Transfer Certificates, PTC | $23.45 |
Fumigation Load (50 pages) | $14.95 |
ICA-22 Produce Movement Declarations (50 pages) | $23.45 |
Table 9
Arrangement Supplies | Cost |
|---|---|
CA verification stamp | $48.05 |
CA ‘hold for verification’ tape | $6.70 |
Fruit fly trap (including replacement wick) | $26.65 |
Postage and handling for delivery of books and supplies | Postal rate |