Ludwig, Sen Joe

Senator Ludwig: The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows: (1) Within the Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Portfolio there are currently 327 fees administered to the non-government sector. This is broken down by agency and item type in Table 1. Item No. of Fees DAFF AFMA WEA APVMA Portfolio Grand Total Fee For Service 175 0 4 3 182 Licence 3 67 0 2 72 Permits 29 0 0 3 32 Registrations 38 0 0 3 41 Total 245 67 4 11 327 Please note the following; i. The permit item category for DAFF includes permits, government certificates & other official documentation ii. The license item category for AFMA incorporates an observer FFS charge where a company/individual chooses to be directly invoiced as opposed to receiving a levy for Observer services. Noting that an Observer FFS forms part of the total licencing charge calculation. iii. The FFS item category for WEA relates to accreditation of bulk wheat exporters These fees are administered by four agencies; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (DAFF) Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Wheat Export Australia (WEA) Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) (2) See Table 2, available from the Senate Table Office, for all the associated fees and industry sectors. (3) See Table 2, available from the Senate Table Office, for renewal (frequency) of fees. (4) See Table 3, Available from the Senate Table Office, for details of fee rates throughout the various financial years. (5) See Table 4 for revenue by item over the various financial years. DAFF Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fee For Service $189,317,409 $185,452,829 $247,076,944 $263,374,187 $276,190,579 Permits $9,550,945 $11,327,272 $20,211,519 $23,225,560 $24,179,706 Registrations $5,899,098 $5,851,733 $9,595,301 $13,408,292 $16,665,875 Licence $140,780 $149,563 $148,143 $136,804 $141,581 Grand Total $204,908,232 $202,781,397 $277,031,908 $300,144,842 $317,177,741 AFMA Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fee For Service $- $- $- $- $- Permits $- $- $- $- $- Registrations $- $- $- $- $- Licence* $9,090,000 $9,115,000 $11,940,000 $13,445,000 $13,807,000 Grand Total $9,09,0000 $9,115,000 $11,940,000 $13,445,000 $13,807,000 WEA Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fee For Service $- $494,538 $104,390 $61,215 $98,307 Permits $- $- $- $- $- Registrations $- $- $- $- $- Licence $- $- $- $- $- Grand Total $- $494,538 $104,390 $61,215 $98,307 APVMA Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Actuals Item 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Fee For Service $40,085 $38,350 $44,045 $49,805 $51,365 Permits $236,345 $254,206 $230,665 $255,457 $210,520 Registrations $6,132,880 $6,388,359 $6,297,541 $7,782,790 $8,118,432 Licence $240,925 $169,210 $197,590 $217,450 $116,375 Grand Total $6,650,235 $6,850,125 $6,769,841 $8,305,502 $8,496,692 Please note the following; i) The revenue provided in DAFF's response to this question must be reviewed in context of the following details: a. Some revenue data cannot be allocated to a specific fee category and is not included. These revenue adjustments can be made in the general course of business such as transfers, accruals, sundry revenues or payments without sufficient remittance information. b. Revenue reported for DAFF excludes Government transitional assistance (rebates) of $79.4m across three financial years, in 2009-10 ($26.3m), 2010-11 ($38.6m) and 2011-12 ($14.5m). ii) The revenue provided in AFMA's response to this question must be reviewed in context of the following details; a. * AFMA does not differentiate between licence, permits and Registrations in terms of Charges. b. AFMA revenue reported exclude Industry Levy subsidy of $15.0 million across three financial years in 2006/07 ($7m), 2007/08 ($5m) and 2008/09 ($3m).