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A section 64FZK application made together with a section 33TB or 33X(1)(ba) application satisfies both definitions. Regulation 22(a) prescribes 11.43 fee units, while regulation 22(h) prescribes 3.20 or 6.04 fee units for that same group application.
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(c) an application made under section 64FZK or 64FZT of the Act together with any one or more of the following—
(i) an application made under section 33TB of the Act;
(ii) an application made under section 33X(1)(ba) of the Act;
(a) an application made under section 64FZK of the Act together with any one or more of the following—
(i) an application made under section 33R of the Act;
(ii) an application made under section 33TB of the Act;
(iii) an application made under section 33X(1)(ba) of the Act;
(a) in the case of a person who makes a water share change group application, the prescribed fee is 11·43 fee units;
(b) in the case of a person who makes a water share consolidation group application, the prescribed fee is 11·43 fee units;
(c) in the case of a person who makes a water share would
Clause 24(3)(a) requires contracts to mandate compliance with conditions referred to in cl 10(2), but cl 10 contains no subclause (2) and identifies no such conditions.
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The Agreement is ratified and takes effect as if its
provisions had been expressly enacted in this Act.
the conditions referred to in
Clause 10(2) hereof which are applicable to that contractor
10. The Company shall comply with the provisions of the Forests Act
1958, with all regulations for the time being in force under the
Forests Act and with the Code of Forest Practices for Timber
Production and other relevant Codes of Practice for the time being in
force under the Conservation, Forest
Section 15(9) applies section 14 to filling specified casual vacancies, but section 14 contains no vacancy-filling mechanism.
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(9) Section 14 applies to the filling of casual vacancies arising before section 7(2)(e), (f) or (j) of the **Swinburne University of Technology Act 1992**, as the case requires, applies.
If a member of the Parliament appointed under section 7(2)(g) ceases to be a member of the Parliament of Victoria and is not re‑elected as such member at the next election, his or her office as a member of the Council becomes vacant.
A new business whose projected turnover falls into different tiers across the current and next financial years may fall outside every tier.
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(b) a business that did not operate in the financial year immediately preceding the day on which the application for a licence is made but the business is projected to have an annual turnover in the financial year in which the application is made and in the next financial year of no more than $2 000
(b) a business that did not operate in the financial year immediately preceding the day on which the application for a licence is made but the business is projected to have an annual turnover in the financial year in which the application is made and in the next financial year of between $2 000 001
For the known-owner path, the disposal deadlines use inconsistent starting dates. After removal, regulation 33(5) requires notice as soon as practicable. Regulation 33(6)(b) requires that notice to state that disposal will occur within 28 days of removal. However, regulation 33(8) permits disposal only after 28 days from the notice date. If notice is given after removal, the stated disposal deadline expires before the disposal power arises.
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As soon as practicable after removing a structure under subregulation (4)(a), the Board must take all reasonable steps to notify the person who erected the structure, or caused the structure to be erected.
that the structure will be disposed of within 28 days of the removal of the structure if not claimed by the person who erected the structure, or caused the structure to be erected;
For ages 55 years to under 55 years and one month, Schedule 1 supplies no unique amount based only on completed years.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 18 years or over and under 55 years and one month, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in completed years at that date
Revised details may be provided after the Member’s response deadline has already expired.
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revise the details proposed to be published and provide the revised details to the Member as soon as practicable;
If the Member is provided with revised details under subregulation (9)(a), or an explanation and notification under subregulation (9)(b), the Member must within 7 weeks of the end of the relevant quarter—
Under regulation 5, a natural person holding a current health care card is both a concession fee payer and a standard fee payer because the standard definition does not exclude concession fee payers. Regulations 9(3) and 9(4) consequently prescribe the different Column 4 and Column 5 fees for the same payer and item.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(3) For a standard fee payer, the fee for an item specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is the corresponding fee in Column 4 of that Part.
(4) For a concession fee payer, the fee for an item specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is the corresponding fee in Column 5 of that Part.
A natural person holding a current health care card, and not acting as a statutory office holder, satisfies both definitions. Regulation 7(3) assigns the column 4 fee, while regulation 7(4) assigns the column 5 fee. Those fees differ for many items—for example, Schedule 1 item 1 specifies 49 fee units and 17.3 fee units respectively. No supplied provision gives either status priority for a single fee payer.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***corporate fee payer*** means an entity other than a standard fee payer or a concession fee payer;
***court official
If multiple nominees all withdraw, the required election cannot produce a valid vote or elected candidate.
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A community visitor who has nominated as a candidate for an election may withdraw from the election by giving notice of withdrawal in writing by a method referred to in regulation 11(2) to the returning officer not later than 12 noon on the nomination day.
If more than one nomination is received, the returning officer must conduct an election.
The returning officer must declare as elected to the board the candidate who received the most votes.
An applicant who ceased to be an officer on 31 December 1994 appears subject to a payment deadline that had already become impossible to meet.
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These Regulations come into operation on
23 June 2018.
An application can only be made while a person is an officer or by a person who ceased to be an officer between 30 November 1993 and 31 December 1994
Except in the case of an applicant who ceased to be an officer prior to 31 December 1994, the applicant's contribution determined under subregulation (6) must be paid before the applicant ceases to be an officer
A section 64FZT application made together with a section 33TB or 33X(1)(ba) application satisfies both definitions. Regulation 22(g) prescribes 11.43 fee units, while regulation 22(h) prescribes 3.20 or 6.04 fee units for that same group application.
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(c) an application made under section 64FZK or 64FZT of the Act together with any one or more of the following—
(i) an application made under section 33TB of the Act;
(ii) an application made under section 33X(1)(ba) of the Act;
***water take outside of a declared water system group application*** means an application made under section 64FZT of the Act when made together with either one or both of the following applications, in relation to the same water share—
(a) an application made under section 33TB of the Act;
(b)
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At each annual general meeting the members of the
Committee shall appoint—
(iii) a Secretary;
the Secretary shall give
members at least three days' notice that a meeting is to be
held.
If, after a period of 28 days from the date of a notice under subregulation (5), the person who erected the structure or caused the structure to be erected has not claimed that structure, the Board may dispose of the structure.
For ages 72 years to under 72 years and one week, Schedule 1 has no years-and-completed-months entry for age 72.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 55 years and one month or more and under 72 years and one week, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed months at that date
For a person under 75 who has completed 52 weeks since their 72nd, 73rd or 74th birthday, Schedule 1 supplies no matching weekly entry.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 72 years and one week or more and under 75 years, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed weeks at that date
An explanation and publication notification may be provided after the Member’s response deadline has already expired.
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provide the Member with an explanation for how the relevant Officer determined the details and notify the Member that the details will be published.
If the Member is provided with revised details under subregulation (9)(a), or an explanation and notification under subregulation (9)(b), the Member must within 7 weeks of the end of the relevant quarter—
The overlapping regulation 5 definitions mean a natural-person concession fee payer is also a standard fee payer. Regulation 12(2) therefore prescribes both 10 fee units under paragraph (a) and 5 fee units under paragraph (b) for that payer's commencement of an unpaid-wages proceeding. Regulation 20(2) resolves this only during the transitional period.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(a) 10 fee units for a standard fee payer; or
(b) 5 fee units for a concession fee payer.
Evidence from a natural-person concession fee payer can establish both standard and concession status under regulation 5. Regulation 19(3)(a) then imposes the applicable Column 4 standard fee while regulation 19(3)(b) imposes the different Column 5 concession fee.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(a) establishes the fee payer's status as a standard fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable standard fee specified in Column 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; or
(b) establishes the fee payer's status as a concession fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable concession fee
The overlapping definitions allow the same evidence concerning a natural-person health care card holder not acting as a statutory office holder to establish both statuses. Regulation 17(3)(a) then makes that fee payer liable for the column 4 standard fee, while regulation 17(3)(b) makes the fee payer liable for the column 5 concession fee. The amounts differ for many Schedule 1 items, and no supplied priority rule resolves the conflict for a single fee payer.
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(a) establishes the fee payer's status as a standard fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable standard fee specified in column 4 of Schedule 1; or
(b) establishes the fee payer's status as a concession fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable concession fee specified
A sole nominee may withdraw, yet regulation 14 still declares the person who nominated elected.
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A community visitor who has nominated as a candidate for an election may withdraw from the election by giving notice of withdrawal in writing by a method referred to in regulation 11(2) to the returning officer not later than 12 noon on the nomination day.
If only one nomination is received, the candidate who nominated is elected to the board.
If more than one nomination is received, the returning officer must conduct an election.