56Fees for access schemes—community purposes—the Act, s 26

56 Fees for access schemes—community purposes—the Act, s 26

56 Fees for access schemes—community purposes—the Act, s 26

(1) For the Act, section 26(2), a component of a fee is taken to be used for a community purpose if it used to provide one or more of the following benefits to the relevant community—

(a) public or community services or infrastructure,

(b) health services or infrastructure,

(c) accommodation or housing,

(d) local or regional energy programs or infrastructure,

(e) environmental programs or infrastructure,

(f) parks and recreation infrastructure,

(g) education programs or research,

(h) arts or cultural programs,

(i) tourism programs or infrastructure,

(j) services, programs or infrastructure for First Nations people,

(k) other services, programs or infrastructure that benefit the relevant community.

(2) For the Act, section 26(3)—

(a) the minimum proportion for the component of the annual access fee for a participant is—

(i) if the participant’s annual access fee is $2,600 per megawatt or more—$1,700 per megawatt, or

(ii) otherwise—60%, and

(b) the maximum amount for the component of the annual access fee for a participant is—

(i) during the term of the access scheme—no maximum is prescribed, or

(ii) otherwise—$0.

(3) (Repealed)

cl 56: Ins 2022 (465), Sch 1[6]. Am 2026 (113), Sch 1[4] [5].