ACT Veterinary Surgeons Board	

2013-14 Fee Determination Explanatory Statement 

The fees were last set by DI2012-45. The instrument proposes generally a 4% min increase in the registration fees in line with the 2013-14 Wage Price Index (i.e., initial registration was $360; the instrument provides this to be $374). This increase has been applied to registrations with the amounts rounded up or down to whole dollars. In relation to the fee for short-term registration, alteration to the register and for an extract from the register this has been increased by 10 dollars. The instrument also provides for the fees associated with initial registration and registration under mutual recognition to be paid on a pro-rata basis. This was previously being done on an administrative basis. To provide transparency this has been included in the fee determination. The amount is reduced by $45 for each quarter.

The ACT Veterinary Surgeons Board has set fees for initial premises registration application, premises registration renewal and premises inspection. These have been included in the fee determination. 

The fee determination commences from 1 June 2013, to enable the new fees to apply to registrations and renewals from 1 July 2013.