42Annual fee

42 Annual fee (1) The holder of: (a) an environment protection licence; or (b) a best practice licence,

Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 33 that is granted for a period of 2 years or more must pay the annual fee, if any, determined under subsection (2) and specified on the licence in respect of each year or part of a year that the licence remains in force. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Regulations may prescribe: (a) the amount of an annual fee for a type of licence, type of activity or both; or (b) the method of calculating an annual fee for a type of licence, type of activity or both. (3) The annual fee payable in relation to a licence is due and payable: (a) if the fee is for the first year – on the grant of the licence; and (b) if the fee is for a subsequent year or part of a year – on the date specified on the licence as the date by which the fee is payable. (5) If a person has not paid an annual fee on or before the due date, the NT EPA may notify the person in writing that unless the fee is paid by a specified date the person's licence may be suspended. (5A) The date specified in a notice under subsection (5) must be at least 14 days after the date of the notice. (6) If the holder of a licence has paid the annual fee payable in relation to the licence in respect of a particular year and the licence is downgraded or upgraded within the meaning of section 44 during the year, the holder of the licence is to be taken to have paid the correct fee for the licence as downgraded or upgraded in respect of that year.