Australia: Cost recovery for a fair and sustainable biosecurity system
2019.12.17
The Department of Agriculture is expanding the range of cost-recovered import measures that support Australia’s biosecurity system.
These changes follow consideration of the report of the Biosecurity Imports Levy Industry Steering Committee. The committee supported increasing the breadth of activities the department can cost recover through fees and charges. This will help to ensure fairer and more sustainable funding into the future.
The Department of Agriculture is expanding the range of cost-recovered import measures that support Australia’s biosecurity system.
These changes follow consideration of the report of the Biosecurity Imports Levy Industry Steering Committee. The committee supported increasing the breadth of activities the department can cost recover through fees and charges. This will help to ensure fairer and more sustainable funding into the future.
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