29DBoard may need to make inquiries about an application

29D Board may need to make inquiries about an application

(1) The Board may notify the applicant in writing that the Board: (a) needs to make inquiries in order to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for registration referred to in subsection 29A(2); and (b) requires the applicant to pay the Board a specified amount towards the cost of those inquiries. (2) The Board may refuse to consider the application until the applicant pays the Board that amount. (3) An amount specified in a notice under subsection (1) must not exceed the higher of: (a) $1,000; and (b) the amount (if any) specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection; and must not be such as to amount to taxation.