46Fees for services

46 Fees for services

46 Fees for services

(1) Place Management NSW may decide to charge a fee for a service, other than granting an authorisation, provided under the Act or this Regulation.

(2) In deciding to charge a fee, Place Management NSW must consider the following—

(a) the cost to Place Management NSW of providing the service,

(b) the price suggested for the service—

(i) by a relevant industry body, or

(ii) in a schedule of charges published by a government department or agency engaged in the administration of the Act or instrument under which the service is provided,

(c) the importance of the service to the community.

(3) Place Management NSW must publish a proposed fee before the fee is imposed.

(4) Place Management NSW may—

(a) vary the fee from time to time, and

(b) charge an additional fee for an expedited service, for example, an urgent service, and

(c) exempt a person from an obligation to pay a fee.

(5) In this section—

service includes the following—

(a) a facility or other thing Place Management NSW provides under the Act or this Regulation,

(b) supplying a product or commodity,

(c) giving information.