23Waiver or refund of certain fees, &c.

23 Waiver or refund of certain fees, &c.

(1)  The Treasurer may, by notice, declare that, despite a provision of a relevant legislative instrument, a rate, fee, tax, impost, charge or other amount payable under the provision –

(a) is not payable by each member of a class specified in the notice; or

(b) is not payable, by each member of a class specified in the notice, in the circumstances specified in the notice; or

(c) is not payable, by each member of a class specified in the notice, until a date specified in the notice; or

(d) may, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Department that is responsible for the relevant legislative instrument, be waived, in relation to each member of a class specified in the notice, by the Secretary of that Department.

(2)  The Treasurer may, by notice, direct that –

(a) the method, or a component of a calculation, that is used to calculate the amount of a rate, fee, tax, impost, charge, or other amount, payable under a provision of a relevant legislative instrument; or

(b) the rate, or a component of a rate, used to determine the amount of a fee, tax, impost, charge, or other amount, payable under a relevant legislative instrument; or

(c) the amount of a fixed fee, or of a fixed charge, payable under a provision of a relevant legislative instrument or of a contract entered into under such a provision –

may not be altered otherwise than with the approval of the Treasurer.