Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ) recovers the costs of developing food regulatory measures.
FSANZ recovers costs associated with applications to vary the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) in two circumstances:
- the applicant has requested to have the consideration of the application expedited; or
- the application is to develop or vary a standard and the development or variation of the standard would confer an exclusive capturable commercial benefit on the applicant.
FSANZ’s authority to recover costs is set out in section 146 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act) which provides that the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Regulations 1994 (the Regulations) may charge for services provided by FSANZ.
The Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) provides information on how FSANZ implements cost recovery for developing food regulatory measures. The fees associated with developing food regulatory measures primarily reflect staff effort, represented through hourly charging rates and an estimate of the hours required.
The fees are an estimate of the costs associated with undertaking the activity. Cost recovery does not seek to generate a profit for FSANZ or fund alternative activities.