(1) APRA may, by legislative instrument, fix charges to be paid to APRA by a person in respect of:
(a) services and facilities APRA provides the person; or
(b) applications or requests (however described) made to APRA under any law of the Commonwealth.
The instrument may also provide for the waiver or refund of charges.
(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fee payable to APRA under an agreement entered into in accordance with subsection 9A(2).
(2) A charge fixed under subsection (1) must be
reasonably related to the costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by
APRA in relation to the matters to which the charge relates and must not be
such as to amount to taxation.