10Fee for amendment of planning scheme

10 Fee for amendment of planning scheme

(1)  The fee for initiating an amendment of a planning scheme under section 34(1) of the former Act, or for preparing a draft amendment of an LPS under section 40D of the Act, is 200 fee units for each amendment or each group of related amendments.

(2)  The fee is payable to the Commission.

(3)  The fee is payable by –

(a) the person making a request under section 33 of the former Act, or under section 37(1) of the Act, if the planning authority is initiating or preparing the amendment in response to that request; or

(b) in any other case, the planning authority initiating or preparing the amendment.

(4)  If the Commission is of the opinion that paying the fee referred to in subregulation (1) may cause a person financial hardship, the Commission may –

(a) exempt the person from liability for the fee; or

(b) remit the fee.