24Steps for calculating administrative fee

24 Steps for calculating administrative fee

24 Steps for calculating administrative fee

(1) The administrative fee is calculated in accordance with the following steps—

Step 1—Calculate administrative fee units

Multiply the amount of 1 administrative fee unit for the relevant licence fee period by—

(a) the number of administrative fee units specified in Schedule 1 for the activity authorised or controlled by the licence, or

(b) if the licence authorises or controls more than one activity—the greatest number of administrative fee units specified in Schedule 1 for one of the activities.

Step 2—Work out environmental management category

Work out the environmental management category for the licence holder in accordance with the environmental management calculation protocol.

Step 3—Calculate administrative fee

Multiply the amount calculated in accordance with step 1 by the environmental management factor specified in the Table to this section, Column 2, for the applicable environmental management category specified in the Table, Column 1.

(2) Steps 2 and 3 do not apply for the purpose of calculating the administrative fee for the following—

(a) a licence relating to an activity declared by the Act, Schedule 1, clause 48 to be a scheduled activity,

(b) if an applicant for a licence relating to premises has not previously held a licence relating to the premises—the first licence fee period for the licence.

Table

| Environmental management category | Environmental management factor | | A | 0.95 | | B | 1.0 | | C | 1.3 | | D | 1.6 | | E | 2.0 |