38Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority may pay certain fees and charges

#### 38 Commonwealth or Commonwealth authority may pay certain fees and charges Fees or charges for carrying on activities in Commonwealth places (1) The Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority may pay to a State, or to a State authority, a fee or charge which, if paragraph 13(1)(f) had not been enacted, would have been payable by the Commonwealth or the authority under an applied provision of an applied State law in respect of an application for, or a grant of, a licence, permit or other authorisation (however described) relating to an activity carried on, or to be carried on, by the Commonwealth or the authority in a Commonwealth place in the State. Fees or charges for carrying on activities in States or Territories (2) The Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority may pay to a State or Territory, or to a State or Territory authority, a fee or charge which, if paragraph 18(1)(h) had not been enacted, would have been payable by the Commonwealth or the authority under an applied provision of a law of the State or Territory in respect of an application for, or a grant of, a licence, permit or other authorisation (however described) relating to an activity carried on, or to be carried on, by the Commonwealth or the authority in the State or Territory or in its coastal waters.