29Fees for services

29 Fees for services

(1) The milk supply agreement must: (a) specify the services (if any) the processor may or must perform for the farmer in relation to milk supplied under the agreement; and (b) state whether fees are payable by the farmer for the services; and (c) if fees are payable—clearly specify the amounts of the fees for the first 12 months (the first year) of the supply period of the agreement (or for the whole of the supply period, if the supply period is less than 12 months), in accordance with subsection (3). (2) If fees are payable and the supply period is longer than 12 months, the milk supply agreement must: (a) specify how the fees for periods occurring after the first year will be set; and (b) for each consecutive period of 12 months after the first year (including any extension of the supply period if allowed by the agreement), and any final period if the supply period does not consist of a whole number of 12‑month periods: (i) require the processor to give to the farmer a written notice clearly specifying the fees for that period, in accordance with subsection (3); and (ii) specify the time by which the notice must be given. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) or (2)(b), the fees for a service for a period must be specified by specifying either: (a) a single fee for the service that applies throughout the period; or (b) a schedule of monthly fees for that period.