17AAFees for advice and other services

#### 17AA Fees for advice and other services (1) The Director‑General may determine in writing that fees are payable by persons for the giving of advice or the provision of services by the Organisation to the persons at their request. (2) Unless the Director‑General determines otherwise, the Organisation may refuse to give the advice, or provide the service, to a person until the fee is paid in whole or part. If the whole or part of the fee is not paid before the advice is given or the service is provided, the amount concerned is a debt due to the Commonwealth and may be recovered by the Commonwealth in a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) The amount of the fee must not exceed the reasonable costs to the Organisation of giving the advice or providing the service. (4) The Director‑General may, on application in writing by a person who is or will be required to pay a fee, if the Director‑General considers it appropriate in the circumstances: (a) not require the person to pay any of the fee; or (b) require the person to pay only a specified part of the fee.