36COnline portal charge

36C Online portal charge (1) The Secretary may set and declare, by notice published in the Government Gazette, the charge to be paid by a registration authority that is a council in respect of the online portal, in accordance with the methodology specified in the notice for use of the portal by the council. (2) Without limiting the methodology by which a charge may be set, the methodology may provide for all or any of the following— (a) that the charge is payable by a council using the portal in the period or periods specified in the notice; (b) that different payment arrangements may be specified in the notice in respect of each council including that the charge be paid in instalments; (c) that different charges may be specified for each council based on the use of the portal by a council having regard to— (i) the number of applications for registration, renewal of registration or notifications received in respect of food premises in the online portal by a council during the period specified in the notice; and (ii) the classes of food premises registered by a council; and (iii) any information a council is required to provide to the Department in accordance with a declaration made by the Secretary under section 7D; and (iv) the cost of administering and maintaining the portal. S. 37 amended by Nos 10262 s. 4, 13/1994 s. 10(b)(c), substituted by Nos 14/2001 s. 22, 42/2009 s. 16.