Effective 1 July 2009
- Printable version - Fees and Charges Schedule - New Organisms
- Printable version - Fees and Charges Schedule - Hazardous Substances
- Explaining what it will cost
This schedule describes the fees and charges fixed by the Environmental Risk Management Authority in accordance with section 21 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Hazardous Substance and New Organism Applications - Part 5
The following fees will apply for applications made under Part 5 of the HSNO Act. These fees apply to individual substances and new organisms.
Note:
1. Where the application attracts a fixed fee, disbursements will be
limited to the actual and reasonable cost to publicly notify the
application, which is normally in the four main newspapers.
2. Where the application attracts a negotiated fee disbursements
will include advertising and hearing costs (if a hearing is needed).
Note that an estimate of costs will be provided.
Costs incurred on disbursements, primarily for consultants and external experts engaged to provide further information on an application will be charged on to an applicant as charged to ERMA New Zealand.
| Hazardous Substance Applications | Fee (includes GST) NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Import or manufacture for release | |
| Notified (category A) | 3,375.00 plus disbursements |
| Notified (category A) - meets risk reduction criteria (reduced fee) | 562.50 plus disbursements |
| Notified (category B) | 5,625.00 plus disbursements |
| Notified (category B) - meets risk reduction criteria (reduced fee) | 1,968.75 plus disbursements |
| Notified (category C) | 16,875.00 plus disbursements |
| Notified (category C) - meets risk reduction criteria (reduced fee) | 5,625.00 plus disbursements |
| Major issue - likely to be more complex than category C with that fee a likely minimum | Negotiated |
| Group standards | Negotiated |
| Amendments to transfer notices | 3,375.00 |
| Import or manufacture in containment | |
| Import into containment (field trial) | 562.50 |
| Import or manufacture in containment (export only) | 562.50 |
| Manufacture in containment (laboratory) | 562.50 |
| Rapid assessment to import or manufacture | |
| Least degree of hazard | 562.50 |
| Similar composition and hazardous properties | 562.50 |
| Reduced Hazard | 562.50 |
| Reassessment | |
| Externally generated reassessment | Negotiated |
| Modified Reassessment | Negotiated |
| Emergencies | |
| Import or manufacture for release in emergency | 8,437.50 |
| Import or manufacture for release in special emergency | No Charge |
| Transhipment | |
| Standard statutory timeline | 281.25 |
| Urgent (processing requested in less than one working day) | 2,250.00 |
| Statutory determinations | |
| Determination on whether a substance is hazardous | 1,125.00 |
| Determination for grounds for reassessment | 562.50 |
| Non-statutory advice | charged at $112.50 per hour, with minimum charges as shown |
| Status of substance | 112.50 |
| Labelling of substance containers | 112.50 |
| Minor or technical amendments | |
| Amendments which require significant technical input | 562.50 |
| Correction of minor errors | 112.50 |
| New Organism Applications | Fee (includes GST) NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Non-GMO release and containment | |
| Notified (full release) | 16,875 plus disbursements |
| Notified (conditional release) | Negotiated |
| Notified (containment) | 11,250 plus disbursements |
| Non-notified (containment) | 2,250.00 |
| Rapid assessment to release new or qualifying organism | 562.50 |
| GMO development in containment | |
| Notified | 11,250 plus disbursements |
| Non-notified | 2,250.00 |
| Rapid assessment | 562.50 |
| GMO imports into containment | |
| Notified | 11,250 plus disbursements |
| Non-notified | 1,125.00 |
| Rapid assessment | 562.50 |
| GMO field test and outdoor developments Likely to be more complex than a notified non-GMO (full release) application with that fee a likely minimum |
Negotiated |
| GMO releases | |
| Notified (full release) | Negotiated |
| Notified (conditional release) | Negotiated |
| Rapid assessment to release new or qualifying organism | 562.50 |
| Reassessment | Fee for relevant application type |
| Externally generated | Negotiated |
| Emergencies | |
| Import or release of a new organism in emergency | 11,250.00 |
| Import or release of a new organism in special emergency | No Charge |
| Transhipment | 1,125.00 |
| Statutory determinations | |
| Determination on an organism | 1,125.00 |
| Determinations on grounds for reassessment | 562.50 |
| Non-statutory advice | |
| Present in New Zealand | No charge |
| Minor or technical amendments | |
| Amendment to all application types other than those listed below | 562.50 |
| Amendment to a rapid assessment application | 112.50 |
| Holders of delegated authority (IBSCs) | |
| Application for delegation | 562.50 |
| Amendments of a delegation | 112.50 |
| Renewal of a delegation for the same scope and terms | 56.25 |
| Renewal of a delegation with significant issues or changes | 562.50 |
| Audit of implementation of delegation - maximum fee | 4,500.00 |
| General Fees for New Organisms and Hazardous Substances | Fee (includes GST) NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Further information under section 58, including commissioning a report or expert advice | 112.50 an hour |
Hazardous Substance Compliance Applications and Approvals - Part 6
The following fees will apply for applications for compliance related approvals and waivers made under Part 6 of the HSNO Act.
| Test Certifier Applications | Fee (GST included) $ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| New applications, extensions or changes to existing applications. | |||
| Application fee | Maintenance fee | Total amount payable | |
| 1 year Standard applications 168.75 OR 5 year fee |
90.00 per annum Payable in advance for 5 years -371.21 (incl discount) |
258.75 540.00 |
|
| 4 years | Periodic Testers. 112.75 | There will be no maintenance fee for Periodic Testers | 112.50 |
| Renewal of existing application (with no changes), with years of approval | |||
| Application fee | Maintenance fee | Total amount payable | |
| 1 year | 112.50 | 90.00 per annum | 202.50 |
| 4 years | Periodic Testers. 112.75 | There will be no maintenance fee for Periodic Testers | 112.50 |
| 5 years | 112.50 | 371.25 Payable in advance | 483.75 |
| Compliance Approvals, Waivers and Licences | Fee (includes GST) NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Test Certificate Waivers | all charged at $112.50 per hour, with minimum charges as shown |
| Duration of test certificate for stationary container system | 337.50 |
| Issue of test certificates for all types of fireworks | 225.00 |
| Issue of test certificates for batches of fireworks | 225.00 |
| Pre-commissioning certificate requirements for cylinders | 112.50 |
| Test certificate location extension | 112.50 |
| Approvals | all charged at $112.50 per hour, with minimum charges as shown |
| Burners | 281.75 |
| Compliance plans for stationary container systems | 225.00 |
| Time waivers to allow late applications for compliance plans for statutory container systems and tank wagons | 168.75 |
| Designs to withstand maximum developed pressure | 112.50 |
| Dispensers | 337.50 |
| Modifications to aggregate capacity limit for groups of stationary containers | 562.50 |
| Non removal of a disused tank | 157.50 |
| Recognised inspection agency New |
506.25 |
| Recognised inspection agency Renewal |
337.50 |
| Secondary containment system compliance plans | 225.00 |
| Vaporisers | 337.50 |
| Licences and certificates | |
| Controlled substances licences | 56.25 |
| Additional fee for checks undertaken by New Zealand Police | At cost, currently estimated at 22.50 |
| Note that Test Certifiers will set a fee for their services in processing applications | As determined by each Test Certifier |
| Import certificate for explosives | |
| Standard explosives | 112.50 |
| Novelty fireworks | 56.25 |
| Waivers and variations | all charged at $112.50 per hour, with minimum charges as shown. |
| Clearance of imported cylinder fittings | 112.50 |
| Extending an exemption to store or use Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | 168.75 |
| Fire fighting facility requirements | 562.50 |
| Reduction of the separation distances in certain circumstances | 337.50 |
| Sale of fireworks at times other than the approved sales period- (for cultural and/or religious purposes) | 225.00 |
| Secondary containment for surface containers over 450 litres | 337.50 |
| Approved Codes of Practice / Practice Guides | 112.50 an hour plus disbursements |
| Permissions | 562.50 |
Miscellaneous Fees and Charges
The following general fees and charges will apply where applicable.
| Miscellaneous Fees and Charges | Fee (includes GST) NZ$ |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate (except for OIA requests) | 112.50 |
| Public Notifications - Disbursements | at cost |
| Disbursements - costs incurred for public notifications, external services, travel, consultants and experts engaged to provide additional information. | at cost |
| Official Information requests | |
| Requests for information made under the Official Information Act, including situations where the Official Information Act is not explicitly stated (includes 20 pages of photocopying) and provided within one hour | no charge |
| Request for information in excess of first initial hour | 38.00 per half hour |
| Photocopying in excess of 20 pages | 0.20 per copy |