PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2007
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2007 As in force at 1 January 2008 Table of provisions Part 1 Preliminary matters 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1 3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1 Part 2 Fees and charges 4 Application fee – approval of scheme .............................................. 1 5 Annual fee period ............................................................................ 2 6 Amount of annual fee ...................................................................... 2 7 Payment of annual fee ..................................................................... 3 8 Interest on overdue annual fee ........................................................ 3 9 Remission of amounts payable........................................................ 4 Part 3 Form of statement 10 Notification of limitation of liability .................................................... 4 Part 4 Transitional matters 11 Annual fee ....................................................................................... 4 ENDNOTES
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 January 2008
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2007 Regulations under the Professional Standards Act 2004 Part 1 Preliminary matters 1 Citation These Regulations may be cited as the Professional Standards Regulations 2007. 2 Commencement These Regulations commence on the date fixed by the Minister by Gazette notice. 3 Definitions In these Regulations: annual fee means the annual fee mentioned in section 58(2)(b) of the Act. annual fee period, for a scheme, see regulation 5. Part 2 Fees and charges 4 Application fee – approval of scheme A fee of $5 000 must accompany an application by an occupational association for the Council's approval of: (a) a scheme prepared under section 7 of the Act; or (b) an amendment to, or the revocation of, such a scheme.
Part 2 Fees and charges Professional Standards Regulations 2007 2 5 Annual fee period (1) Subject to subregulation (2)(b), the annual fee period for a scheme is each 12 month period commencing on: (a) the date on which the scheme commences and each anniversary of that date; or (b) if subregulation (2)(a) applies – the date as varied and each anniversary of that date. (2) An occupational association and the Council may, by agreement: (a) vary the date on which the annual fee period commences; and (b) vary the length of a particular annual fee period to give effect to the date varied under paragraph (a). Example for subregulation (2)(b): A scheme commences on 1 April 2007 and, in February 2008, the occupational association and the Council agree to vary the date the annual fee period commences to 1 July 2008 and each anniversary of that date. There are 2 options to give effect to the new date: (a) a 12 month annual fee period from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 and a subsequent annual fee period of 3 months from 1 April 2008 to 30 June 2008; or (b) a 15 month annual fee period from 1 April 2007 to 30 June 2008. 6 Amount of annual fee (1) This regulation applies to an occupational association any of whose members are subject to a scheme in force under the Act. (2) Subject to subregulation (4), the annual fee payable to the Council by the association is $50 for each person to whom the scheme applies. (3) For subregulation (2), the scheme applies to a person if the person is a member of the association at any time during the relevant annual fee period. (4) If the length of a particular fee period is varied under regulation 5(2)(b), the association and the Council may, by agreement, vary the annual fee payable for each person for that period.