Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 5.41A

  (1)   A person is liable to pay a fee (a credit card surcharge ) if:

  (a)   the person pays a fee or charge, or part of a fee or charge; and

  (b)   the fee or charge is of a kind specified by the inister by a legislative instrument made for this paragraph; and

  (c)   the payment is made by credit card.

  (2)   The amount of the credit card surcharge payable in respect of the payment is as follows:

  (a)   for a payment made by Visa or MasterCard credit card--1.4% of the amount of the payment;

  (b)   for a payment made by American Express or Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) credit card--1.4% of the amount of the payment;

  (c)   for a payment made by Diners Club International credit card--1.99% of the amount of the payment;

  (d)   for a payment made by China UnionPay credit card--1.9% of the amount of the payment.

  (3)   The credit card surcharge is payable when the payment is made.

  (4)   The Minister may specify, in a legislative instrument, circumstances in which the credit card surcharge:

  (a)   must be waived; or

  (b)   may be waived; or

  (c)   must be refunded; or

  (d)   may be refunded.

  (5)   The Minister:

  (a)   must waive payment of the credit card surcharge in circumstances specified under paragraph   (4)(a); and

  (b)   may waive payment of the credit card surcharge in circumstances specified under paragraph   (4)(b); and

  (c)   must refund payment of the credit card surcharge in circumstances specified under paragraph   (4)(c); and

  (d)   may refund payment of the credit card surcharge in circumstances specified under paragraph   (4)(d).