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10 Remission of late payment penalty

(1) Subject to subsection (5), the ACMA may remit the whole or a part of an amount of late payment penalty, on the ACMA’s own initiative or on receiving an application under subsection (2). (2) A person may apply to the ACMA for remission of an amount of late payment penalty payable by the person. (3) An application under subsection (2):

(a) must be in writing; and

(b) must specify the reasons why the applicant failed to pay the annual charge concerned by the due date; and

(c) may include any other information that the applicant considers relevant.

(4) The ACMA may ask the applicant, in writing, to give it additional information to allow it to make a decision in relation to the application.

Note: If a person does not provide the additional information, the ACMA may make a decision based on the information available, noting the timeframe within which the ACMA must make the decision (see section 556 of the Act).