196Prescribed application fee for permit to construct, install or alter an on-site wastewater management system

196 Prescribed application fee for permit to construct, install or alter an on-site wastewater management system

(1) For the purposes of section 50(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application to a council for a permit that specifies an activity set out in item 28 (A20—On-site wastewater management systems) in the Table in Schedule 1 is—

(a) in the case of an application that specifies a minor alteration of an on-site wastewater management system, 37·25 fee units; and

Reg. 196(1)(b) substituted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 24(1).

(b) in the case of an application that specifies the construction, installation or alteration (other than a minor alteration) of an on-site wastewater management system—48·88 fee units.

Reg. 196(1A) inserted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 24(2).

(1A) For the purposes of section 50A(1)(b) of the Act, a fee is payable in the prescribed circumstance that the council's assessment of an application—

(b) exceeds 8·2 hours.

Reg. 196(1B) inserted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 24(2).

(1B) For the purposes of section 50A(2) of the Act, the fee payable under subregulation (1A) is calculated by multiplying 6·12 fee units by the number of hours (or part of an hour) of the assessment exceeding 8·2 hours.

Reg. 196(2) amended by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 24(3).

(2) The total fee calculated under subregulations (1)(b) and (1B) must not exceed 135·43 fee units.

minor alteration means an alteration that consists only of the installation, replacement or relocation of the internal plumbing, fixtures or fittings of an on-site wastewater management system.

Section 439(1)(a) of the Act applies to these fees.