77Permits, licences, fees and charges

77 Permits, licences, fees and charges (1) A local law may— (a) provide that a Council may by resolution determine a fee, charge, fare or rent in relation to any property, undertaking, good, service or other act, matter or thing; and (b) prescribe, regulate or determine the purposes for which and the conditions on which a Council may— (i) grant a permit, licence, authority or registration; or (ii) perform or supply a service; or (iii) supply any goods or information; and (c) prescribe the manner in which an application may be made for a permit, licence, authority or registration; and (d) prescribe the fee which is payable for the granting, renewal or transfer of a permit, licence, authority or registration. (2) The power to make a local law imposing fees may be exercised by providing for all or any of the following matters— (a) specific fees; (b) maximum or minimum fees; (c) maximum and minimum fees; (d) scales of fees according to the value of goods or services provided for the fees or the project being assessed; (e) the payment of fees either generally or under specified conditions or in specified circumstances; (f) the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of the fees. (3) If a local law provides for a reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of a fee, the reduction, waiver or refund may be expressed to apply— (a) subject to specified conditions or in the discretion of any specified person or body; and (b) either generally or specifically— (i) in respect of certain matters or transactions or classes of matters or transactions; or (ii) in respect of certain documents or classes of documents; or (iii) when an event happens; or (iv) in respect of certain persons or classes of persons; or (v) in respect of any combination of matters, transactions, documents, events or persons.