23Application fees for issue of wildlife licence

23 Application fees for issue of wildlife licence

(1) For the purposes of section 22(4) of the Act, the prescribed fee to be paid with an application for the issue of a category of wildlife licence listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is—

(a) if the application is for the licence to be issued for less than 18 months, the fee listed opposite that category of licence in Column 3 of Schedule 1 divided by 12 and multiplied by the number of months for which the licence is to be issued; or

(b) if the application is for the licence to be issued for 18 months or more, the fee listed opposite that category of licence in Column 3 of Schedule 1 divided by 15 and multiplied by the number of months for which the licence is to be issued.

(2) If the Secretary is satisfied that an applicant for the issue of a private wildlife licence is an eligible person within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, the prescribed fee to be paid with the application is half the amount referred to in subregulation (1).