8Notification of fees

8 Notification of fees

(1)  [Section 8 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 21 of 2000, s. 6, Applied:31 May 2000] A Head of an Agency responsible for collecting a fee is to –

(a) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 34 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2024] before each financial year, publish in a notice on a website of the Agency –

(i) the amount of the fee in respect of that financial year, excluding the goods and services tax if applicable; and

(ii) whether or not the goods and services tax applies to the fee in respect of that financial year; and

(iii) if the goods and services tax applies to the fee in respect of that financial year –

(A) the amount of the goods and services tax payable in respect of the fee for that financial year; and

(B) the total fee payable, inclusive of the goods and services tax, in respect of that financial year; and

(b) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 34 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2024] give any other notification specifying the amounts and matters referred to in paragraph (a) that the Head of an Agency considers appropriate for that financial year.

(2)  [Section 8 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 21 of 2002, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2003] [Section 8 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 34 of 2023, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2024] Subject to subsection (3) , the Head of an Agency is to ensure that the information specified in subsection (1) , for each fee that the Head of an Agency is responsible for collecting in a financial year, is –

(a) freely available for viewing by members of the public on the website of the Agency; and

(b) made freely available to a member of the public in another format if requested by the member of the public –