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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
221JMeaning of payment surcharge—div 3A.5.2
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221J Meaning of payment surcharge—div 3A.5.2
(1) In this division:
payment surcharge—
(a) means a fee or charge (however calculated)—
(i) added to the amount otherwise payable by a hirer of a
bookable vehicle because the amount payable for the hire
of the vehicle is paid wholly or partly using a declared
payment method; or
(ii) payable by a bookable vehicle driver, or a bookable vehicle
licensee, because an amount payable for the hire of the
vehicle is paid wholly or partly using a declared payment
method; and
(b) includes a fee or charge mentioned in paragraph (a) whether or
not the fee or charge—
(i) is payable for accepting or processing payment made using
a declared payment method; or
(ii) is based on the amount payable for a bookable vehicle
hiring; but
(c) does not include a fee or charge imposed for the use of a declared
payment method by—
(i) a participant in a designated payment system; or
(ii) a person consistently with a voluntary undertaking given
by the person to, and accepted by, the Reserve Bank of
Australia.
(2) In this section:
designated payment system—see the Payment Systems (Regulation)
Act 1998 (Cwlth), section 7 (Definitions).
participant, in a payment system—see the Payment Systems
(Regulation) Act 1998 (Cwlth), section 7 (Definitions).