UPDATE – 19 MAY
In February 2016, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) consulted on and reviewed some of the fees and charges for the services we provide the animal products industry.
The consultation closed on 23 Feb 2016.
The new regulations were gazetted on 19 May 2016.
The Animal Products (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2016 – NZ Legislation website
Changes to fees and charges for a limited number of animal products operators will come into effect on 1 July 2016.
Your views sought
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is seeking feedback from interested parties on 4 proposed changes to its cost recovery arrangements under the Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges and Levies) Regulations 2015 and the Animal Products (Fees, Charges and Levies) Regulations 2007.
Background
MPI is required by the legislation it administers (the Biosecurity, Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines, Animal Products, Food, and Wine Acts) to recover the costs of providing services that are not Crown funded. The costs are recovered through fees, charges and levies established in regulations. When new charges are being introduced or amendments made to existing cost recovery arrangements, MPI is required to consult with affected stakeholders and the public to inform final decisions by Government.
What's being proposed?
MPI is seeking feedback on the following 4 changes:
- The introduction of cost recovery arrangements to complement new requirements for selling raw milk directly to consumers.
- An amendment to clarify export declaration charges for infant formula products.
- To correct an error related to export levies for certain birds, which was set higher than intended.
- Provide greater flexibility for the Director-General to reduce the reporting frequency for low-volume animal processors where appropriate.
The Ministry will analyse all feedback received from submissions, and will take that feedback into account when finalising proposals for the Government to consider. If these changes are agreed by Ministers, it is intended that they will take effect from 1 July 2016.
The Ministry is also undertaking a First Principles Review of its cost recovery arrangements. These changes are proposed ahead of that wider review because they relate to new services (the raw milk and infant formula proposals), correct changes made as part of the 2015 cost recovery review (bird export levies), or are simple changes that will lower compliance costs (annual reporting).
Consultation document
2016-06 Changes to Animal Products Cost Recovery Regulations [PDF, 118 KB]
Making a submission
Submissions close at 5pm, 23 February 2016. You can send your submission by email or post.
Make sure you include the following information with your submission:
- the title of the consultation document
- your name and title
- your organisation's name (if you are submitting on behalf of an organisation), and whether your submission represents the whole organisation or a section of it
- your contact details (that is, phone number, address and email).
Send comments by e-mail to costrecovery@mpi.govt.nz
Include the term 'Submission on the Annual Updates for Cost Recovery' in the subject field.
You can also post submissions to:
Submission on the Annual Updates for Cost Recovery
Ministry for Primary Industries
PO Box 2526
Wellington
New Zealand.
Submissions are public information
Note that your submission is public information. Submissions may be the subject of requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA specifies that information is to be made available to requesters unless there are sufficient grounds for withholding it, as set out in the OIA. Submitters may wish to indicate grounds for withholding specific information contained in their submission, such as the information is commercially sensitive or they wish personal information to be withheld. Any decision to withhold information requested under the OIA is reviewable by the Ombudsman.
