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COMPANIES (ACQUISITION OF SHARES-FEES) ACT 1980 No. 65 of 1980 - SECT 4

Fees payable
4. (1) There shall be paid to the Commonwealth for or in respect of-

   (a)  the lodgement of documents with the Commission under the Companies 
        (Acquisition of Shares) Act 1980 ;

   (b)  the registration of documents under that Act or the inspection or
        search of registers kept by, or documents in the custody of, the
        Commission under that Act;

   (c)  the production by the Commission, pursuant to a subpoena, of any
        register kept by, or documents in the custody of, the Commission under
        that Act;

   (d)  the issuing of documents or copies of documents, the granting of
        consents or approvals or the doing of other acts or things by the
        Commission under that Act; and

   (e)  the making of inquiries of, or applications to, the Commission in
        relation to matters arising under that Act, such fees (if any) as are
        prescribed.

(2) Where a fee is payable to the Commonwealth under sub-section (1) for or in
respect of the lodgment of a document with the Commission and the document is
submitted for lodgment without payment of the fee, the document shall be
deemed not to have been lodged until the fee has been paid.

(3) Where a fee is payable to the Commonwealth under sub-section (1) for or in
respect of any matter involving the doing of any act or thing by the
Commission, the Commission shall not do that act or thing until the fee has
been paid.

(4) This section has effect notwithstanding anything contained in the
Companies (Acquisition of Shares) Act 1980.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents the Commonwealth from-

   (a)  waiving or reducing, in a particular case or classes of cases, fees
        that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this section; or

   (b)  refunding, in whole or in part, in a particular case or classes of
        cases, fees paid pursuant to this section. 


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