11Persons exempt from paying fees

11 Persons exempt from paying fees

(1) A person is exempt from paying a filing fee or a hearing fee if, at the time the fee is payable, one or more of the following apply: (a) the person has been granted legal aid under a legal aid scheme or service: (i) established under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or (ii) approved by the Attorney‑General; for the proceeding for which the fee would otherwise be payable; (b) the person is the holder of any of the following cards issued by the Commonwealth: (i) a health care card; (ii) a pensioner concession card; (iii) a Commonwealth seniors health card; (iv) any other card that certifies the holder’s entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions; (c) the person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or is otherwise detained in a public institution; (d) the person is younger than 18; (e) the person is receiving youth allowance or Austudy payments under the Social Security Act 1991 or benefits under the ABSTUDY Scheme; (f) the person has been granted assistance under Part 11 of the Native Title Act 1993 by: (i) a representative body within the meaning given by section 253 of that Act; or (ii) a person or body to whom funding has been granted under section 203FE of that Act; for the proceeding for which the fee would otherwise be payable. (2) For paragraph (1) (b), the holder of a card does not include a dependant of the person who is issued the card.