Native Title (Tribunal) Regulations 2024
11Future act determination applications—when fees are not payable
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11 Future act determination applications—when fees are not payable
The fee for a future act determination application is not payable by the person or body liable to pay the fee if: (a) the person or body has been granted legal aid, for the matter to which the fee relates, under a legal aid scheme or service: (i) established under Commonwealth, State or Territory law; or (ii) approved by the Attorney‑General; or (b) the person or body is assisted, for the matter to which the fee relates, by: (i) a representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body; or (ii) a person or body to whom funding has been made available under section 203FE of the Act; or (c) the person is the holder of any of the following cards issued by the Commonwealth: (i) a health care card; (ii) a pensioner concession card; (iii) a Commonwealth seniors health card; (iv) any other card that certifies the holder’s entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions; or (d) the person is an inmate of a prison or is otherwise lawfully detained in a public institution; or (e) the person is a child under the age of 18 years; or (f) the person is receiving youth allowance or Austudy payments under the Social Security Act 1991 or benefits under the ABSTUDY Scheme; or (g) the person is a Government party and makes the application (the new application) in the following circumstances: (i) the party has previously made a future act determination application (the first application); (ii) the prescribed fee for the first application was paid; (iii) the first application and the new application relate to the same future act; (iv) the first application was withdrawn to allow the party to negotiate in good faith with the other negotiation parties.