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Annual review 2024: Proposed changes to MPI’s cost recovery settings

Update – 31 May 2024

Cost recovery changes

Consultation has closed. We would like to thank all those who sent a submission for their feedback. All feedback has been analysed and the final outcome has been decided on by the government, as listed below.

Fee/levy

Current

Proposed during consultation

Final outcome

ACVM levy

$540

$1,233

$985 from 1 July 2024

$1,199 from 1 July 2025

ACVM fees

$135 per hour

$247 per hour

$228 per hour from 1 July 2024

$252 per hour from 1 July 2026

Circuit fees

$230.50

$206.70

$206.70

Seven of the 9 design changes are proceeding: the dairy quota certificates design change and the live animal administration time design change will not be proceeding.

The changes will take effect from 1 July 2024.

Gazette notice – NZ Gazette

Summary of changes

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Animal Products Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Animal Products (Dairy Industry) Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Animal Welfare Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Biosecurity Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Food Amendment Regulations – NZ Legislation

Cabinet paper and related documents

Annual Cost Recovery Package 2024 and Food Act Levies: Policy Decisions – Cabinet paper [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Appendix one: Summary of the proposals [PDF, 1.6 MB]

Appendix two: Detailed proposals [PDF, 951 KB]

Appendix three: Cost Recovery Impact Statement (Annual Package) [PDF, 3.3 MB]

Appendix four: Cost Recovery Impact Statement (Food Act levies) [PDF, 2 MB]

Consultation background

This consultation is about proposals for 3 fee and levy updates and a set of design changes in 9 areas to ensure appropriate charging for the services provided.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) sought your feedback on:

  • increases to the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) fees
  • increasing the ACVM levy
  • decreasing the circuit verification fee
  • 9 relatively small design changes around who pays and how.

Consultation document

Annual review 2024: Proposed changes to MPI’s cost recovery settings [PDF, 1.4 MB]

What's was proposed?

Fee/Levy

Current

Proposed charge

ACVM levy

$540

$1,223

ACVM fees

$135 per hour

$247 per hour

Circuit fees

$230.50

$206.70

MPI also proposed regulatory design changes to 9 other cost recovery settings.

Submissions are public information

Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.

People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.

If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.

Official Information Act 1982 – NZ Legislation

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