SCHEME COSTS
ACRS is run as a non-profit organisation. ACRS assessment activities and its administration of the system are funded by two different types of payment: assessment fees and levy charges.
ASSESSMENT FEES
Assessment inspections are funded through the cost-neutral fee charged for each assessment inspection. It is expected that assessment fees will be paid in full, in advance of the assessment. Additional costs, such as international travel by assessors or additional assessor hours and testing fees incurred beyond the standard assessment, will be charged on top of the assessment fee, as appropriate. Any such additional costs will be invoiced as accrued.
Current Assessment Fees are as follows:
LEVY CHARGES
ACRS administration is funded via the levy charge. The levy charge is paid on the tonnages of material manufactured or processed under the ACRS scheme at each facility certified. A minimum administration fee is charged in lieu of levies for firms producing small quantities of materials and Non-Producers.
Levies or minimum administration charge
A discount of 10% may be applied for all levy payments received by ACRS within 21-days of the due date shown on invoice. No exceptions can be made. Australian GST is payable on all levy and minimum administration fee payments.
The current Levy Charge per tonne of certified material is as follows:
ASSESSMENT FEES
Assessment inspections are funded through the cost-neutral fee charged for each assessment inspection. It is expected that assessment fees will be paid in full, in advance of the assessment. Additional costs, such as international travel by assessors or additional assessor hours and testing fees incurred beyond the standard assessment, will be charged on top of the assessment fee, as appropriate. Any such additional costs will be invoiced as accrued.
Current Assessment Fees are as follows:
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| Certification Type | Initial Assessment | Surveillance Assessment | ||
| Excl. GST | Incl. GST1 | Excl. GST | Incl. GST1 | |
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| Mill manufacturers | ||||
| 1 Bar/rod | $13,500 | $14,850 | $7,000 | $7,700 |
| 2 Wire | $11,000 | $12,100 | $6,000 | $6,600 |
| 3 Prestress2 | $11,000 | $12,100 | $6,000 | $6,600 |
| 4 Plate/Slab | $13,500 | $14,850 | $7,000 | $7,700 |
| 5 Bars/Sections | $13,500 | $14,850 | $7,000 | $7,700 |
| 6 Hollow Sections | $13,500 | $14,850 | $7,000 | $7,700 |
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| 7 Bar processors3 | $7,500 | $8,250 | $4,500 | $4,950 |
| 8 Mesh manufacturers | $9,000 | $9,900 | $5,000 | $5,500 |
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LEVY CHARGES
ACRS administration is funded via the levy charge. The levy charge is paid on the tonnages of material manufactured or processed under the ACRS scheme at each facility certified. A minimum administration fee is charged in lieu of levies for firms producing small quantities of materials and Non-Producers.
Levies or minimum administration charge
A discount of 10% may be applied for all levy payments received by ACRS within 21-days of the due date shown on invoice. No exceptions can be made. Australian GST is payable on all levy and minimum administration fee payments.
The current Levy Charge per tonne of certified material is as follows:
| ANNUAL LEVY CHARGE1 | ||
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| Certification Type | Levy on Certified Tonnes in cents per tonne | Minimum Administration Charge2 |
| Incl. GST3 | Incl. GST3 | |
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| Mill manufacturers | 36.79 | $5,647 |
| Processors and fabricators4 | 18.39 | $2,823 |
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| NOTES: 1 Levy to be paid twice yearly in two equal installments on tonnages submitted confidentially to Nexia Court & Co annually. 2 Where the declared tonnage provides less than the minimum administration charge, the minimum administration charge will be applied. 3 GST is to be paid at 10%. 4 Includes supply of finished wire and mesh products from these sites. |
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