6Costs that are not refundable

6 Costs that are not refundable

For subsection 136E(1) of the Act, the following costs are specified:

1. costs that are not directly attributable to the development or variation of a consumer-related industry code;
2. costs incurred by an industry participant during the development or variation of a consumer-related industry code that would have been incurred had the participant not participated in the code development or variation process;
3. costs incurred by a consumer body that are the subject of:
   1. a grant of financial assistance under subsection 593(1) of the Act by the Minister; or
   2. another program funded by the Commonwealth;
4. any cost to the extent to which it was not reasonably incurred as part of the code development or variation process.