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Home Building Regulation 2014
67Partial refund of application fees for certain licences and certificates
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#### 67 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences and certificates
67 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences and certificates
> > (1) This clause applies to an application fee for a contractor licence, tradesperson certificate or supervisor certificate with a term of 3 years or 5 years, paid by or on behalf of a person who—
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> > > (a) has requested the licence or certificate be cancelled under the Act, or
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> > > (b) if the fee was paid by or on behalf of an individual—has died.
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> > (2) A person may apply to the Secretary for a refund of the application fee if the person—
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> > > (a) paid the application fee, or
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> > > (b) is applying for or on behalf of the person who paid the application fee, or
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> > > (c) is the legal representative of a deceased individual who paid the application fee.
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> > (3) A person is not entitled to make an application under this clause if the licence or certificate was cancelled as a result of disciplinary or enforcement action.
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> > (4) A person who makes an application under subclause (2) is—
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> > > (a) for a licence or certificate with a term of 3 years—entitled to a refund of one-third of the fixed component of the application fee paid for each complete year remaining for the licence or certificate, or
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> > > (a) for a licence or certificate with a term of 5 years—entitled to a refund of one-fifth of the fixed component of the application fee paid for each complete year remaining for the licence or certificate.
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> > (5) In this clause—
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> > application fee means the following—
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> > > (a) an application fee for the grant of a contractor licence, tradesperson certificate or supervisor certificate,
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> > > (b) an application fee for the renewal of a contractor licence, tradesperson certificate or supervisor certificate,
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> > > (c) an application fee for the restoration of a contractor licence, tradesperson certificate or supervisor certificate.
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> > fixed component of an application fee is the amount set out in Column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 in relation to the fee.
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> **cl 67:** Am 2017 (209), Sch 1 \[4\]. Subst 2020 (314), Sch 1\[4\].