The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

These regulations are made under sections 117, 118, and 166 of the Animal Products Act 1999—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister for Food Safety made after being satisfied that the requirements of sections 113 and 115 of that Act have been met.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal regulations
4	Schedule amended
5	Schedule further amended
	Schedule 1 Part 5 of Schedule replaced
	Schedule 2 Item 1 of table in Part 7 of Schedule replaced
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2025.

2 Commencement

(1)

These regulations come into force on 1 July 2025.

(2)

However,—

(a)

regulation 5(1) comes into force on 1 July 2026; and

(b)

regulation 5(2) comes into force on 1 July 2027.

Regulations: confirmed, on 20 December 2025, by section 7(a) of the Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2025 (2025 No 84).

3 Principal regulations

These regulations amend the Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2015.

4 Schedule amended

Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule

(1)

In the Schedule, Part 1, item relating to development and maintenance of New Zealand standards, performance monitoring, and dairy residue monitoring, replace “$4,279,580” with “$5,576,268”.

(2)

In the Schedule, Part 1, item relating to development and maintenance of New Zealand standards relating to RCS raw milk and performance monitoring and dairy residue monitoring in relation to RCS raw milk, replace “$581.25” with “$592.88”.

(3)

In the Schedule, Part 1, item relating to development and maintenance of market access standards and programme and export standards, replace “$834,567” with “$1,541,334”.

Amendment to Part 5 of Schedule

(4)

In the Schedule, replace Part 5 with the Part 5 set out in Schedule 1 of these regulations.

Amendments to Part 7 of Schedule

(5)

In the Schedule, Part 7, table, replace item 1 with the item 1 set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations.

(6)

In the Schedule, Part 7, table, revoke item 3B.

5 Schedule further amended

(1)

(2)

Schedule 1 Part 5 of Schedule replaced

r 4(4)

Part 5 Charges for use of electronic certification system

1

For industry users that access the Ministry’s electronic certification system, charges based on the following formula are payable in respect of each request:

cost per request × appropriate percentage

where—

cost per request: is the amount for each request specified from time to time by the Director-General by notice under section 167(1) of the Act for the purpose of section 117(4A) of the Act, having regard to clause 2
appropriate percentage: is,—

(a)

for industry users of a class for which recognised agency use of the electronic certification system is not required, 55%:

(b)

for all other industry users, 100%.

2

In setting any cost per request, the aim is for those costs to reflect usage of the electronic certification system for the relevant year or other period, with regular updating if appropriate.

3

This Part applies to all users of the electronic certification system.

Schedule 2 Item 1 of table in Part 7 of Schedule replaced

r 4(5)

1	Establishment charge
A	Basic hourly charge on export and game sectors
	For each hour at normal time spent by a verifier in verification functions		$53.86
B	Hourly charges for verifiers
(1)	Veterinary verifier—
	(a)	non-shift rates—
		per hour at normal time	the basic hourly charge specified in item A, plus an additional rate of $98.56 per verifier per hour working at normal time
		per hour at 1½ time	$201.70
		per hour at double time	$250.98
	(b)	shift rates	the relevant rate specified in paragraph (a), plus an additional rate of— (i) $45.00 per shift per verifier for evening shift (ii) $45.00 per shift per verifier for night shift
	(c)	penal rates	the relevant rates specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), plus an additional rate of— (i) $49.28 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 0.5 (ii) $98.56 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 1.0 (iii) $197.12 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 2.0
	(d)	reserve rate	the basic hourly charge specified in item A, plus an additional rate of $98.56 per hour per reserve verifier
	(e)	after-hours call-outs (other than on public holidays or Ministry holidays)	$201.70 per hour per verifier working at 1½ time (plus flat rate of $8.70 breakfast shift charge, if applicable)
			$250.98 per hour per verifier working at double time (plus flat rate of $8.70 breakfast shift charge, if applicable)
	(f)	after hours call-outs (on public holidays or Ministry holidays)	$152.42 per hour per verifier, plus $788.48 per day per verifier
(2)	Supervising veterinary verifier—
	(a)	non-shift rates—
		per hour at normal time	the basic hourly charge specified in item A, plus an additional rate of $116.03 per verifier per hour working at normal time
		per hour at 1½ time	$227.91
		per hour at double time	$285.92
	(b)	shift rates	the relevant rate specified in paragraph (a), plus an additional rate of— (i) $45.00 per shift per verifier for evening shift (ii) $45.00 per shift per verifier for night shift
	(c)	penal rates	the relevant rate specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), plus an additional rate of— (i) $58.02 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 0.5 (ii) $116.03 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 1.0 (iii) $232.06 per hour per verifier for penal time worked at penal rate 2.0
	(d)	reserve rate	the basic hourly charge specified in item A, plus an additional rate of $116.03 per hour per reserve verifier
	(e)	after-hours call-outs (other than on public holidays or Ministry holidays)	$227.91 per hour per verifier working at 1½ time (plus flat rate of $8.70 breakfast shift charge, if applicable)
			$285.92 per hour per verifier working at double time (plus flat rate of $8.70 breakfast shift charge, if applicable)
	(f)	after-hours call-outs on public holidays or Ministry holidays	$169.89 per hour per verifier, plus $928.24 per day per verifier

Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations amend the Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2015 (the principal regulations). They come into force on 1 July 2025, except for regulation 5(1), which comes into force on 1 July 2026, and regulation 5(2), which comes into force on 1 July 2027.

The principal regulations set out fees and charges for the performance or exercise of functions, powers, or duties required to be undertaken by the Ministry for Primary Industries (the Ministry) under the Animal Products Act 1999 (the Act) and associated regulations or notices that relate to dairy processing operations or premises and the export of dairy material or dairy product. These regulations amend the rates at which the Ministry recovers costs from the dairy industry for a range of services it provides to the industry.

The amendment regulations—

adjust the TCMPI Annual, which is the Ministry’s total cost payable by large dairy processors in relation to development and maintenance of New Zealand standards, resulting in an adjustment to the annual levy paid by those dairy processors (regulation 4(1)):
adjust the raw milk levy by annual increases of 2 percent for the next 3 years (regulations 4(2) and 5):
adjust the ETCMPI Annual, which is the Ministry’s total cost payable by large exporters in relation to development and maintenance of market access standards, resulting in an adjustment to the annual levy paid by those large exporters (regulation 4(3)):
adjust the formula for calculating charges associated with using the Ministry’s electronic certification system (regulation 4(4)):
adjust various rates for establishment charges for verifiers performing functions under the Act, so as to better reflect the cost of those things to the Ministry (regulation 4(5)):
revoke the minimum call-out charge for public holidays and Ministry holidays for verifiers (regulation 4(6)).

These regulations must be confirmed by an Act before the close of 30 June 2026. If they are not confirmed, they will be revoked on the close of that date. See subpart 3 of Part 5 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Cost recovery impact statement

The Ministry for Primary Industries produced a cost recovery impact statement on 27 March 2025 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this cost recovery impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 May 2025.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2025 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Secondary Legislation Confirmation Act 2025 (2025 No 84): section 7(a)

Animal Products (Dairy Industry Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2025