Fees and charges for plant biosecurity services
These fees and charges are effective as of 1 July 2026.
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.
Agriculture Victoria has sought to make the fees and charges as accurate and complete as possible, however updates may be required if service provisions change. Fees and charges are exclusive of GST unless stated otherwise.
Service fees
Fees are applied per 15 minutes 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 issue of non-conformance reports. Distribution of audit flies for required arrangements are charged at the standard audit fee rate.
There is no charge for the issue of permits, however a fee may apply if an inspection is required to issue the permit.
Travel fees
A fee must be charged to account for return travel time from the nearest designated Agriculture Victoria office. This fee is applied per 15 minutes, 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).
Service delivery charges
For general advice on Plant Biosecurity fees and charges, contact the Biosecurity Services Centre via email: biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au
To obtain a quote for any chargeable service prior to delivery, contact Agriculture Victoria via email:
- 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
Contact the Customer Contact Centre for general biosecurity enquiries: 136 186
Finance
Queries related to specific items on an invoice should be directed to the Region email referenced on the invoice.
To pay an invoice, or for payment FAQs and information on payment options, refer to the DEECA online payment system:
For additional payment support, email: accounts.receivable@deeca.vic.gov.au
Services requested via Agriculture Victoria Connect can be paid for by credit card at the time the service is delivered. Support is available from the Biosecurity Services Centre by phoning: 1800 403 224 (option 3) or by email to biosecurityservicescentre@agriculture.vic.gov.au.
Current fees and charges
* Indicates fees that are GST-inclusive.
Table 1
Arrangement application fee | Cost |
|---|---|
Compliance agreement (CA) – fruit fly | $141.40 |
Compliance agreement (CA) – other | $70.80 |
Interstate certification assurance (ICA) accreditation | $106.00 |
Plant standards (PS) bilateral accreditation | $106.00 |
Approval for area or property freedom | $49.55 |
Table 2
Arrangement audit | Cost |
|---|---|
All audit types (per 15 minutes) | $49.55 |
| Audit capped at 60 minutes (4*15 minutes) | 198.20 |
Issuance of non-conformance reports charged in addition to the audit fee | $49.55 |
Table 3
Plant Health Certificate (PHC) | Cost |
|---|---|
PHC for business – including first 15 minutes | $54.51* |
Additional inspection fee then applies (per 15 minutes) | $54.51* |
Additional PHC (issued same day, same consignment) | $12.32* |
PHC for persons – including first 15 minutes | $18.76* |
Additional inspection fee then applies (per 15 minutes) | $54.51* |
Table 4
Permits | Cost |
|---|---|
Issuance of all types of permit | No charge |
Inspection relating to permit issue, including treatment (per 15 minutes) | $54.51* |
Table 5
Verification, inspection and supervised activities | Cost |
|---|---|
Verification inspections relating to certificates and declarations (per 15 minutes) | $49.55 |
All other types of inspection (per 15 minutes) | $54.51* |
Supervised treatments | $54.51* |
Supervised destruction or disposal of plants, plant products and other items (per 15 minutes) | $49.55 |
Table 6
Continuous service | Cost |
|---|---|
For each half day of continuous service (up to 4 hours) | $594.60 |
For each full day of continuous service (4–8 hours) | $1,090.10 |
Table 7
Travel | Cost |
|---|---|
Travel to and from the nearest designated Agriculture Victoria office (per 15 minutes) | $54.51* |
Travel capped at 90 minutes (6 × 15 minutes) | $327.06* |
Table 8
Incidentals: certificate books | Cost |
|---|---|
Plant health assurance certificate, PHAC (100 pages) | $24.80* |
Phylloxera plant health declaration, PHD (50 pages) | $15.81* |
Potato transfer certificate, PTC | $24.80* |
Fumigation load (50 pages) | $15.81* |
ICA–22 produce movement declaration (50 pages) | $24.80* |
Table 9
Other supplies | Cost |
|---|---|
CA verification stamp | $50.82* |
CA ‘hold for verification’ tape | $7.09* |
Fruit fly trap (including replacement wick) | $28.19* |
Postage and handling for delivery of books and supplies | Postal rate* |