114Exemption, waiver or refund of fees

114 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees

114 Exemption, waiver or refund of fees

(1) The Commissioner may, for such reason as the Commissioner considers sufficient, waive or wholly or partly refund a fee that would otherwise be payable or has been paid.

(2) A person who is an eligible pensioner within the meaning of the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 is exempt from the requirement to pay any of the following—

(a) an application fee for an initial or subsequent category A, B or H licence,

(b) a fee for a permit to acquire a firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name,

(c) a fee for the registration of a firearm in the person’s name.

(3) A person whose occupation is the business of a primary producer, and who is the owner, lessee or manager of land used for primary production, is exempt from the requirement to pay any of the following—

(a) any fee specified under this Part in respect of a licence (including any relevant fee for an inspection) if the person’s genuine reason for possessing or using the firearm authorised by the licence is that of primary production,

(b) a fee for a permit to acquire a firearm that is to be registered in the person’s name,

(c) a fee for the registration of a firearm in the person’s name.

(4) A licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the requirement to pay a fee for the registration of a firearm in the dealer’s name.

Note.

A licensed firearms dealer is exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit to acquire a firearm (and consequently to pay any permit fee) because of section 50 of the Act.