6Circumstances where no fee or reduced fee is payable

#### 6 Circumstances where no fee or reduced fee is payable 6 Circumstances where no fee or reduced fee is payable > > (1) Fees are not payable for the following— > > > > > (a) the lodgment of a general application under the following Acts— > > > > > > > (i) the [Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1983-042), > > > > > > > (ii) the [Anti-Discrimination Act 1977](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1977-048), > > > > > > > (iii) the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), > > > > > > > (iv) the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a), > > > > > > > (v) the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016), > > > > > (b) the lodgment of an administrative review application under the [Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-002), > > > > > (c) the lodgment of a general application or external appeal under the [Dormant Funds Act 1942](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1942-025), > > > > > (d) the lodgment of an administrative review application under the [Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-080), > > > > > (e) the lodgment of a general application that involves the exercise of a function of the Tribunal allocated to the Guardianship Division of the Tribunal, > > > > > (f) the commencement of, or any other matter in connection with, proceedings that are required to be entered in the Health Practitioner List of the Occupational Division of the Tribunal. > > > (2) The fee payable by an eligible pensioner for the lodgment of the following is a concession rate of 25% of the full fee— > > > > > (a) an administrative review application, > > > > > (b) a general application, > > > > > (c) an internal appeal application, > > > > > (d) a set aside application, > > > > > (e) an external appeal application. > > > (3) The concessional fee must be rounded to the nearest dollar and an amount of 50 cents must be rounded up. > > > (4) A person who is or was a party to any proceedings is entitled to 1 free copy of— > > > > > (a) a decision made by the Tribunal in respect of the proceedings, and > > > > > (b) written reasons given by the Tribunal in relation to the decision. > > > (5) If the principal registrar considers that there are special reasons for doing so, the principal registrar may— > > > > > (a) direct that a fee be waived wholly or in part, and that a part of the fee waived that has been paid be refunded, and > > > > > (b) postpone the time for payment of the whole or a part of a fee, subject to conditions the principal registrar thinks fit. > > > (6) This section applies despite any other provision of this Part or Schedule 2. > > > (7) In this section— > > > > eligible pensioner means— > > > > > (a) a person who receives a pension, benefit or allowance under the [Social Security Act 1991](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, Chapter 2, or a service pension under the [Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, Part III, and who is the holder of a pensioner concession card issued by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, or > > > > > (b) a person who receives a pension from the Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs as one of the following, and who does not have income and assets that would prevent the person from being granted a pensioner concession card if the person were eligible for the card— > > > > > > > (i) the surviving spouse, including widow or widower, of a member of the Australian Defence Force or Peacekeeping Forces, > > > > > > > (ii) the unmarried mother of a deceased unmarried member of the Australian Defence Force or Peacekeeping Forces, > > > > > > > (iii) the widowed mother of a deceased unmarried member of the Australian Defence Force or Peacekeeping Forces, or > > > > > (c) a person who receives a special rate of pension under the [Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, section 24, or > > > > > (d) a person who is receiving full-time education at a school, college or university and is a recipient of a student assistance allowance from a Commonwealth Government authority in relation to the education.