209Prescribed application fee for authorisation of emergency storage, use etc. of waste

209 Prescribed application fee for authorisation of emergency storage, use etc. of waste

Reg. 209(1) substituted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 26(1).

(1) For the purposes of section 157(4)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 70·77 fee units.

Reg. 209(1A) inserted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 26(1).

(1A) For the purposes of section 157A(1)(b) of the Act, a fee is payable in the prescribed circumstance that the Authority's assessment of an application under section 157(1) of the Act exceeds 10·9 hours.

Reg. 209(1B) inserted by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 26(1).

(1B) For the purposes of section 157A(2) of the Act, the fee payable under subregulation (1A) is calculated by multiplying 6·47 fee units by the number of hours (or part of an hour) of the assessment exceeding 10·9 hours.

Reg. 209(2) amended by S.R. No. 115/2023 reg. 26(2).

(2) The total fee calculated under this regulation must not exceed 840·99 fee units.

(3) The Authority may waive the fee prescribed by this regulation if the Authority is satisfied that the application is for an authorisation for the purposes of—

(a) meeting a temporary emergency; or

(b) providing for the temporary relief of a public nuisance or community hardship.

See also regulation 215 which allows the Authority to waive or refund a fee, in whole or part, if it is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so in all the circumstances.