2020-21 budget impact on export Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

Australian Government policy is to recover the full cost of delivering of export regulatory services. Under the Cost Recovery Guidelines, we must regularly document changes to regulatory charging activities through a Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS).

You can now read the 2020-21 CRIS for each export cost recovery arrangement.

Budget impacts

Each 2020-21 CRIS describes the impact of the 2020–21 Federal Budget package Busting Congestion for Agricultural Exporters on exports cost recovery. They explain the freezing of fees and charges to maintain cost recovery at current levels in 2020-21.

The government has committed $71.1 million to improve the financial sustainability of export certification services by returning to full cost recovery of these services over time. A stepped return to full recovery will enable reforms to be rolled out while maintaining existing systems.

Each 2020-21 CRIS also provides a starting point from which the cost base can be reviewed and adjusted going forward. This takes into consideration the reform implementation across export regulatory services.

Fees and charges shown in forward years of each CRIS are for illustrative purposes only. They show the impact of the package if applied to current pricing structures.

Provide your feedback

Consultation on the 2020–21 CRIS has now closed.

Proposed 2021-22 CRIS are now available for each of the agricultural export industry arrangements. Each 2021–22 CRIS proposes updated prices for 2021–22 to 2024–25.

Consultation for the 2021–22 CRIS is open between 14 May 2021 and 10 June 2021.

If you would like to provide feedback on the fees and charges proposed in the 2021–22 CRIS go to our Have your say.