346Increases for certain Part 6A application fees

#### 346 Increases for certain Part 6A application fees (1) This regulation applies to: (a) an amount of a fee that is: (i) specified in paragraph (a) of an item of the table in subregulation 343(1) or 344(1); and (ii) in force on 30 September of a calendar year; and (b) an increase in the fee that takes effect on or after 1 January 2019. (2) If, for a calendar year, the latest WPI number is greater than the earlier WPI number, the fee is taken to increase (subject to subregulation (2A)), on 1 January of the next calendar year, in accordance with the following formula:  (2A) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that subregulation (2) does not apply in relation to one or more calendar years. (3) If a fee increased under subregulation (2) would be an amount of dollars and cents, the amount is to be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. (4) If the amount to be rounded is 50 cents, the amount is to be rounded up. (5) In this regulation: > earlier WPI number, for a calendar year, means the WPI number published in respect of the September quarter before the calendar year begins. > September quarter means a period of 3 months ending at the end of September. > latest WPI number, for a calendar year, means the WPI number published in respect of the September quarter that occurs during the calendar year. > WPI number means the Wage Price Index number (the original number for all sectors in Australia for the total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses) published by the Australian Statistician.