5Prescribed fees—chargeable matters in Schedule 2

5 Prescribed fees—chargeable matters in Schedule 2

Fees (1) For the purposes of sections 5 and 6 of the Act, and subject to subregulation (2), a fee is prescribed for a chargeable matter mentioned in an item in the table in clause 1 of Schedule 2. (1A) The amount of the fee on or after 4 July 2018 is, subject to subregulations (3) and (4), the amount mentioned in the item. (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if: (a) the inspection or inquiry is made by or on behalf of a Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013); or (b) the inspection or inquiry is made by or on behalf of a Commonwealth company (within the meaning of section 89 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013); or (c) the inspection or inquiry is made by a journalist; or (d) the inspection or inquiry is made by a holder of a licence for a commercial broadcasting or television station; or (e) the inspection or inquiry is made by the proprietor or publisher of a newspaper that is generally available to the public otherwise than by subscription; or (f) the inspection or inquiry is of a credit register that ASIC has made available under subsection 214(2) of the National Credit Act. Indexable matters (3) A chargeable matter is an indexable matter if it is a matter mentioned in an item in the table in clause 1 of Schedule 2, unless “no fee” appears in column 2 of the item. (4) In the financial year starting on 1 July 2019, or a subsequent 1 July, the fee for an indexable matter is to be indexed in accordance with regulation 6 and rounded (if necessary) in accordance with regulation 7.