Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
98AALiability for payment of fees
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98AA Liability for payment of fees
[Section 98AA Inserted by No. 34 of 2002, s. 4, Applied:14 Nov 2002]
(1) Except as otherwise provided by the regulations, a fee payable –
(a) in relation to an assessment under section 24 or 25 , is payable by the person who made the application for a permit under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 that gave rise to the assessment; and
(b) in relation to an assessment undertaken under section 27 on the referral of a person, is payable by the person who made the referral; and
(ba) [Section 98AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:04 Dec 2017] [Section 98AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 43, Applied:28 Oct 2020] in relation to an assessment undertaken under section 27AA(3) or (4) , is payable by the person who made the referral, or is the proponent of the project, to which the assessment relates; and
(bb) [Section 98AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:04 Dec 2017] in relation to an application under section 42I(1) for an environmental licence, is payable by the applicant for the licence; and
(bc) [Section 98AA Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:04 Dec 2017] in relation to an application for –
(i) the variation under section 42N(3) of an environmental licence; or
(ii) the renewal under section 42T(1) of an environmental licence; or
(iii) the transfer under section 42W(2) of an environmental licence; or
(iv) the grant under of an approval to surrender an environmental licence –