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Cost Recovery Proposals for Dairy under the Animal Products Act 1999
Appendix 1: Fee Calculation Workings
Hourly rate calculation 2007- 08 from budget: Approvals, Accreditations, Registrations
Chargeable hours:
Personnel 1,884,663
Operational 398,784
Contractors 101,000
Indirect costs 1,590,360
Other Management Units
3,590,360
FTEs: 27.8
Chargeable Hours: 142,978 Chargeable Hours/Annum
Working Year 1,566 (at 75%)
Statutory Holidays 78
Annual Leave 126
Sick leave 60
Courses and conferences 30
Technical training 60
Annual Billable Hours 1,212 = $122/hour (137.25 incl GST)
Hourly rate calculation: New Zealand Standards, Market Access and Export Standards
Chargeable Hours:
Personnel 6,430,409
Operational 2,819,115
Contractors 763,641
Indirect Costs $4,875,201
FTEs: 82.4
Chargeable Hours: 378,855 Chargeable hours/annum
Working year 1,435 (at 69%)
Statutory Holidays 71
Annual Leave 115
Sick leave 55
Courses and conferences 27
Technical Training 55
Annual Billable Hours 1,111
= $164/hour (GST incl)
Standard Setting Charge
Export Standards and Systems charge (GST excl): Cost = $951,691 Payment mechanism Differential fixed annual charge on raw milk received (to be determined on the basis of milk solids received). Numbers of Registered Exporters Fonterra 1 Other Dairy Exporters 167 Distribution of Costs Fonterra 95% = $904,106 Other Dairy Exporters (167) 5% = $47,585 = $ 285 each |
Market Access Standards charge (GST excl): Cost = $512,765 Payment Mechanism Differential fixed annual charge on raw milk received (to be determined on the basis of milk solids received). Numbers of Registered Exporters: Fonterra = 1 Other Dairy Exporters = 167 Distribution of Costs Fonterra = 90% ($461,489) Other Dairy Exporters = 10% ($51,277) other dairy exporters will pay $307 each The rationale for the 90% 10% spilt is based on MAF estimates of the benefits from market access functions. |
National Chemical Contaminants Programme Charge (GST excl) Cost $1,209,468 Payment Mechanism Annual charge on each registered exporter in line with benefits received. Numbers of Exporters: Fonterra = 1 Other Exporters = 167 Distribution of Costs Fonterra = 95% Other Exporters = 5% Calculation of annual charge: Fonterra = $1,148,995 Other Exporters (167) = $60,473 = $362/exporter + GST The rationale for the 95% /5% split is on participants’ share of the export market. |
Compliance, Audit, Investigation and Enforcement (GST excl) Cost = $379,100 Payment mechanism Differential fixed annual charge on raw milk received (to be determined on the basis of milk solids received). Numbers of registered exporters plus distribution of costs Fonterra 95.4% = $361,661 Tatua 0.8% = $3032.80 Westland 2.6% = $9856.60 Open Country 1.0% = $3791.00 Dairy Goat 0.1% = $379 Others 0.1% $ 379 ( distributed across 167 others) |
Approval, Accreditation and Registrations: Payment mechanism: Fixed fee based on hourly rate plus time based charge is $122 (GST excl) per hour plus disbursements |
Official Assurances (Certification)
IMA Certification Cost $355,134 (GST incl) Annual charge paid quarterly by Fonterra plus disbursements Issue of Official Assurance Issue fee of $122 (GST excl) or $137.25 (GST excl) per hour plus disbursements. |
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