Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2022 Explanatory Statement

This instrument amends the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Regulation 2016 to increase an existing charge in relation to goods that are the subject of an import declaration and that have been brought into Australian territory on a vessel. It also increases the charge to support the partial cost recovery from industry, consistent with the Australian Government Charging Framework, of $96.9 million funding over four years from 2021-22 to manage the biosecurity risk posed by hitchhiker pests arriving in imported cargo. Registered 09 Dec 2022