18Administrative fee unit

#### 18 Administrative fee unit 18 Administrative fee unit > > (1) An administrative fee unit for a licence fee period that begins on a date in the following period is the amount specified for the period— > > > > > (a) in the financial year 2022–23—$146, > > > > > (b) in the financial year 2023–24—$150, > > > > > (c) in the financial year 2024–25—$153, > > > > > (d) in the financial year 2025–26—$157, > > > > > (e) in the financial year 2026–27—$161, > > > > > (f) in each subsequent financial year—the amount, calculated in accordance with the following formula, rounded down to the nearest dollar— > > > > > > %20AND%20(No%3D0449)%20AND%20(Year%3D2022)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g1.gif) > > > where— > > > > > > P is the amount of the administrative fee unit in the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amount is to be calculated. > > > > > > A is the annual percentage change, expressed in decimals, in the Public Sector Wage Price Index for total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses for the financial year immediately before the financial year for which the amounts are to be calculated. > > > (2) If, in a financial year, the annual percentage change in the Public Sector Wage Price Index is not published by the Australian Statistician, the annual percentage change for the immediately preceding financial year applies. > > > (3) The EPA must, on or before 31 December in 2027 and each following year— > > > > > (a) notify the Parliamentary Counsel of the amount of the administrative fee unit for the following financial year so notice of the amount may be published on the NSW legislation website, and > > > > > (b) publish on the EPA’s website the fee amounts that apply in that financial year resulting from the application of the administrative fee unit amount calculated under this section for that financial year.