144AOverdue community service contributions, charges, fees and other money

#### 144A Overdue community service contributions, charges, fees and other money 144A Overdue community service contributions, charges, fees and other money > > (1) Interest on overdue money payable in respect of— > > > > > (a) leases, licences, permits or occupancies within reserved or dedicated lands, and > > > > > (b) leases and licences granted under section 149 (4), and > > > > > (c) royalties, fees and charges under this Act, the [Wilderness Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-196) or the [Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995](/view/html/repealed/current/act-1995-101), and > > > > > (d) franchises granted under section 152, and > > > > > (e) easements or rights of way granted under section 153, and > > > > > (f) community service contributions under section 140, > > > > shall be payable in accordance with this section. > > > (2) If payment of the whole or any part of an amount payable in respect of a matter referred to in subsection (1) has not been made at the date when the amount was due, the balance due from time to time after that date is to attract interest— > > > > > (a) except as provided by paragraph (b)—calculated at the prescribed rate, or > > > > > (b) in the case of interest payable under a lease, agreement or other instrument the terms of which fix a rate of interest that is higher than the prescribed rate—calculated at that higher rate. > > > (3) If the Minister, on the recommendation of the Secretary, is satisfied that circumstances warrant it, the Minister may— > > > > > (a) direct that an amount due shall not attract interest in accordance with this section, or > > > > > (b) grant an extension of time after the due date during which the amount payable or due for the time being will not attract interest, or > > > > > (c) remit the payment of the whole or any part of any interest payable under this section. > > > (4) No refund shall be made as a consequence of a remission under subsection (3) (c). > > > (5) This section applies to overdue money payable before, as well as on or after, the commencement of this section, in so far as it is due on and after that commencement, and so applies notwithstanding the terms of any lease, agreement or other instrument under which the money is payable. > > > (6) Interest payable under this section may be recovered in the same way as the money in respect of which it is payable. > > **s 144A:** Ins 1989 No 84, Sch 1 (9). Am 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1995 No 101, Sch 4 \[114\]; 1997 No 2, Sch 1 \[13\]; 2005 No 83, Sch 1 \[15\]; 2010 No 41, Sch 1 \[15\].