11Partial refund of application fees for certain licences—the Act, s 186(2)(d)

11 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences—the Act, s 186(2)(d)

11 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences—the Act, s 186(2)(d)

(1) This section applies to an application fee—

(a) for a 3-year licence or 5-year licence, and

(b) paid by or for a person who—

(i) has surrendered the licence granted under the Act, or

(ii) if the person is an individual—has died.

(2) A person may apply to the Secretary for a refund of the application fee if the person—

(a) paid the application fee, or

(b) is applying for the person who paid the application fee, or

(c) is the legal representative of a deceased individual who paid the application fee.

(3) A person may not make an application for a refund if the licence was cancelled or suspended as a result of disciplinary action.

(4) An applicant is entitled to a refund of—

(a) for a 3-year licence—one-third of the application fee paid, other than the processing component, for each complete year remaining of the licence term, or

(b) for a 5-year licence—one-fifth of the application fee paid, other than the processing component, for each complete year remaining of the licence term.

(5) In this section—

application fee means an application fee for the grant, renewal or restoration of a licence.

processing component, of an application fee, means the amount set out in Schedule 1, Part 1, Column 3 in relation to the fee.