11 October 2019
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry of the release of the draft 2019–20 Plant Export Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for a period of public consultation.
Summary of changes and key points
- The draft 2019–20 Plant Export CRIS has been released for a period of public consultation.
- The CRIS provides information on how we implement cost recovery arrangements for the export certification of certain commodities including horticultural products, grains and seeds.
- Stakeholders who wish to provide feedback on the proposed charging adjustments should make a submission through Have Your Say by 10 December 2019.
Background
We are revising our exports cost recovery arrangements to ensure their ongoing financial sustainability and to reflect the current regulatory business model.
Through this process, a new CRIS for the plant export cost recovery arrangements has been drafted outlining the costs associated with the delivery of export regulatory activities and providing a set of proposed charging adjustments.
We are conducting public consultation to seek feedback from industry and other affected stakeholders on the proposed charging adjustments. The public consultation will run on our Have Your Say stakeholder engagement platform for a period of 2 months, commencing 10 October 2019 and ending 10 December 2019.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email CostRecovery@aff.gov.au.
Shaun Garlin
A/g Assistant Secretary
Industry Support Branch