sec.289Refund of fees

sec.289 Refund of fees

This section applies if a protected area authority has been— amended to an extent that a fee paid for the authority is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in its amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 141 ; or surrendered under section 161 . The chief executive may, on the chief executive’s own initiative or on application, refund all or part of a fee paid for the protected area authority if the chief executive considers the refund is appropriate having regard to— the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and any other relevant matter. The chief executive may refund the fee in the way the chief executive considers appropriate. by giving the person the amount refunded by deducting the amount refunded from another fee the person is required to pay under the Act If a person applies to the chief executive for a refund, the chief executive may deduct the refund processing fee from the amount refunded. In this section— refund processing fee , for an application for a refund, means the fee— decided by the chief executive, being not more than the reasonable cost of— considering the application; and refunding the fee or part fee to the applicant; and published on the department’s website. (sec.289-ssec.1) This section applies if a protected area authority has been— amended to an extent that a fee paid for the authority is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in its amended form; or suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 141 ; or surrendered under section 161 . (sec.289-ssec.2) The chief executive may, on the chief executive’s own initiative or on application, refund all or part of a fee paid for the protected area authority if the chief executive considers the refund is appropriate having regard to— the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and any other relevant matter. (sec.289-ssec.3) The chief executive may refund the fee in the way the chief executive considers appropriate. by giving the person the amount refunded by deducting the amount refunded from another fee the person is required to pay under the Act (sec.289-ssec.4) If a person applies to the chief executive for a refund, the chief executive may deduct the refund processing fee from the amount refunded. (sec.289-ssec.5) In this section— refund processing fee , for an application for a refund, means the fee— decided by the chief executive, being not more than the reasonable cost of— considering the application; and refunding the fee or part fee to the applicant; and published on the department’s website.

• (a) amended to an extent that a fee paid for the authority is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in its amended form; or
• (b) suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 141 ; or