20Fees for services

20 Fees for services

For subsection 60AB(2) of the Act, a body corporate may charge a person, other than a person mentioned in subsection 60AB(4) of the Act, a fee for costs it incurs in performing the following functions: (a) activities related to providing comments on proposed future acts under any of the following provisions of the Act: (i) paragraph 24GB(9)(d); (ii) paragraph 24GD(6)(b); (iii) subparagraph 24GE(1)(f)(ii); (iv) paragraph 24HA(7)(b); (v) paragraph 24ID(3)(b); (vi) paragraph 24JB(6)(b); (vii) paragraph 24JB(7)(b); (b) activities related to the exercise of procedural rights under subsection 24KA(7), 24MD(6A) or 24NA(8) of the Act; (c) activities related to consultations under section 24JAA or paragraph 24MD(6B)(e) of the Act; (d) activities related to the exercise of procedural rights for acts or provisions mentioned in a determination under section 26A, 26B or 43A of the Act; (e) activities related to making submissions under paragraph 26C(5)(b) of the Act.

Note: Example of activities for paragraphs (a) and (e)

Note: Contacting affected common law holders.

Note: Examples of activities for paragraph (c)

Note: Arranging meetings or travel, or obtaining legal advice.

Note: Subsection 60AB(5) of the Act specifies functions for which a registered native title body corporate may not charge a fee.