5Prescribed fee for excavation permit application

5 Prescribed fee for excavation permit application

5 Prescribed fee for excavation permit application

(1) For the purposes of section 140 (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee that is to accompany an application for an excavation permit is—

(a) $100, if the estimated cost of carrying out the development to which the excavation relates is $100,000 or less, and the development is in relation to an owner-occupied private dwelling, or

(b) $250, if the estimated cost of carrying out the development to which the excavation relates is $100,000 or less, and the development is not in relation to an owner-occupied private dwelling, or

(c) $500, plus $10 for each $100,000 in excess of $100,000, if the estimated cost of carrying out the development to which the excavation relates is more than $100,000.

(2) The estimated cost of carrying out a development is the reasonable cost (estimated on the basis of prices current when the application is made) of carrying out the development as referred to in the application.