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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3580 ..


(b) may make provision about when the fee is payable (including the deferment of payment) and how it is to be paid (for example, as a lump sum or by instalments); and

(c) may make provision about the remission or refund of fees by the registrar, in whole or in part, in particular circumstances; and

(d) may make provision about anything else relating to the fee.

'(4)   A determination is a disallowable instrument.".

New clauses-

Page 22, line 21, after clause 45 insert the following new clauses in the Bill:

"45A  Fees payable to Territory in accordance with determinations etc

(1)   A fee determined under section 45 is payable to the Territory, in relation to the relevant matter mentioned in the determination and in accordance with the determination, by the person liable to pay the fee under the determination.

(2)   A fee determined under section 45 is payable in advance unless the determination provides otherwise.

(3)   If a fee determined under section 45 is payable in advance and the amount has not been paid, the chief executive or anyone else is not obliged to exercise a function, or provide a service or facility, in relation to which the amount is payable.

45B  Regulations may make provision about fees

(1)   The regulations may make provision with respect to the payment by cheque or credit card of any fee payable under this Act, including, for example, the consequences of a cheque not being met on presentation or a credit card transaction not being honoured.

(2)   Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may make provision for or with respect to-

(a) the suspension, cancellation or revocation of any registration, condition, document, or anything else done, given or issued under this Act if any fee payable for or in relation to it-

(i) is not paid when it is required to be paid; or

(ii) is paid by cheque and the cheque is not met on presentation; or

(iii) is paid by credit card and the credit card transaction is not honoured; or

(b) the restoration (whether prospectively or during any past period of suspension, cancellation or revocation) of any registration, permit, document, or anything else so suspended, cancelled or revoked.

45C  Approved forms

(1)   The chief executive may approve forms for this Act.

(2)   If the chief executive approves a form for a particular purpose, the approved form must be used for that purpose.".

Dictionary-

Page 27-

Line 2, definition of approved , omit the definition.


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