(1) An entity wishing to use the facility, other than the following entities:
(a) the Commonwealth;
(b) the relevant State or Territory;
(c) an authority of the Commonwealth or the relevant State or Territory;
must pay such fee (the Capital Contribution Fee ) as is prescribed by the regulations as a capital contribution towards the cost of the facility before being eligible to have radioactive waste accepted by the facility for storage, management or any other purpose .
(2) The Capital Contribution Fee is to be determined in the manner prescribed by the regulations.
(3) In this section:
"authority of the Commonwealth" means:
(a) a body corporate established for a purpose of the Commonwealth by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory; or
(b) an incorporated company in which the Commonwealth, or a body corporate referred to in paragraph (a), has a controlling interest.
"authority of the relevant State or Territory" means:
(a) a body corporate established for a purpose of the relevant State or Territory by or under a law of the relevant State or Territory; or
(b) an incorporated company in which the relevant State or Territory, or a body corporate referred to in paragraph (a), has a controlling interest.