Fees


Please note upcoming changes to fees. For more information read our news article on the Fee Review Update. Read more information about Approved Means.

This page sets out the fees associated with applications, examination, certificates and annual fees.

These fees are subject to change. GST does not apply to these statuatory fees under Division 81 of the GST Act 1999.

New Application

The Application Fee must accompany the Part 1 application at the time of lodgement. It covers an initial 'examination for acceptance', the issue of a letter of acceptance, and twelve months of provisional protection.

Fee Item/Action

Current Fee

1 October 2012 Fee

  

 Approved  Means

By Another Means

PBR Application

$300

$345

$445

Examination

Applicants have twelve months from the date of acceptance to pay the Examination Fee (the time limit to pay examination fees on imported varieties can be deferred for a maximum of 12 months after the variety has been released from quarantine; contact the PBR Office for further details). The examination fee pays for the assessment of the description, the publication of a description and photograph of the new variety in Plant Varieties Journal, the field examination, if any, and any other enquiries necessary to establish eligibility for Plant Breeders Rights. Examination of the application, including field examination and publication of the description and photograph, will not commence until the examination fee has been received.


After the description has been published, successful applicants will be asked to pay the Certificate fee. This covers the final examination of all details, the production of certificate and copy of the variety description in the PBR register. Those applicants are granted Plant Breeders Rights and receive a Certificate.

Fee Item/Action

Current Fee

1 July 2012 Fee

Examination - Single Application

$1400

$1610

Examination - Application based on overseas test data

$1400

$1610

Examination - multiple application rate applicable only to 2 or more varieties of the same species tested at the same site in Australia and when applications and descriptions are lodged simultaneously by the same applicant and QP and examined simultaneously

$1200

$1380

Examination - at an authorised Centralised Testing Centre when 5 or more candidate varieties of the same genus are tested simultaneously

$800

$920

Certificate - (application received prior to 1 January 1995 under PVR)

$250

$250

Certificate - (application received after 1 January 1995 under PBR)

$300

$345

Annual Fee

An Annual fee is payable each year on the anniversary of the granting of the right. The annual fee must be paid to maintain the grant. Please note that these fees are subject to change.
GST does not apply to these statutory fees under Division 81 of the GST Act 1999.

Fee Item/Action

Current Fee

1 July 2012 Fee

  

Approved  Means

By Another Means

Renewal/Annual

$300

$345

$395

Qualified Person

Fee Item/Action

Current Fee

1 July 2012 Fee

Application for Accreditation as a Qualified Person

$50

$50

Renewal of Qualified Person Accreditation

$50

$50

Last Updated: 18/5/2012