Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 126 COMPANIES (FEES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2

2. The Schedule to the Companies (Fees) Regulations is amended by omitting
Part II and substituting the following part:
PART II
PRESCRIBED FEES
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Registration of auditors and liquidators
 1      On lodging an application under paragraph 17 (1) (a) or (b)

for registration as an auditor or liquidator ..............
100 2      On lodging an application under paragraph 17 (1) (c) for

registration as a liquidator of a specified corporation ...
50 3      On lodging a statement:


   (a)  under subsection 26 (2) or (3):

        (i)    if statement made in the capacity of auditor or
liquidator ................................................ 42

        (ii)   if statement made in the capacity of auditor and
liquidator ................................................ 80

   (b)  under subsection 26 (5) ............................... 42
Names
 4      For a search as to the availability of any names proposed to

be adopted or used by a corporation or intended corporation,
in respect of each name searched ..........................
10 5      On lodging an application for the reservation of a name or

for the extension of a reservation ........................ 26
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the reservation or extension
is sought .................................................
10 6      In respect of the reservation and registration of a name in

accordance with an application under subsection 40 (1) or 46

(1) or (2)-for each participating State or participating
Territory in which the name is reserved and registered ....
240 7      In respect of the reservation and registration of a name in

accordance with an application under subsection 43 (1) or 49

(1) -for each participating State or participating Territory
in which the name is reserved and registered ..............
50 8      In respect of the reservation and registration of a name in

accordance with an application under subsection 52 (1) or 55

(1) -for each participating State or participating Territory
in which the name is reserved and registered ..............
50 9      In respect of the registration of a name pursuant to a notice

under section 59-for each participating State or
participating Territory to which the notice relates
240 10      On lodging an application for the consent of the Ministerial

Council under subsection 38 (2) to the use of a name by a
corporation or an intended corporation ....................
130 11      On lodging an application for the approval of the Commission

to the change of name of a company, other than a change of
name directed by the Commission under subsection 65 (3) or a
change of name under subsection 66 (2) .................... 80
Incorporation
12      On the submission of memorandum and articles for the

registration of an intended company having a share capital 500
An additional fee, where the memorandum and articles consist
of more than 20 pages, for each page in excess of 20 ......
1 13      On the submission of memorandum and articles for the

registration of an intended company not having a share
capital ................................................... 195
An additional fee, where the memorandum and articles consist
of more than 20 pages, for each page in excess of 20 ...... 1
Powers and status
13A     On lodging a copy of a special resolution altering a

provision or provisions of the memorandum or articles of a
company, for each page .................................... 1
Section 66 licences
14      On lodging an application for a licence under section 66  ..

80 15      On lodging an application for the approval under subsection

66 (11) of an alteration or proposed alteration of the
memorandum or articles of a company 26
Changes after incorporation
16      On lodging an application under section 69 for a change of

status:

   (a)  in respect of an application by a company limited by
guarantee to convert to a company limited both by shares and
guarantee ................................................. 340

   (b)  in respect of an application other than an application
referred to in paragraph (a) ..............................
26 17      On lodging a copy of a special resolution under subsection 70


(1) or (2) ................................................ 26
Transfer of incorporation
18      On lodging an application by a company under subsection 83


(1) .......................................................
340 19      On lodging an application by a recognised company under

subsection 84 (1) .........................................
170 20      On lodging an application by a foreign company under

subsection 85 (1) ......................................... 340
Registration of foreign companies
21      On the lodging of documents under subsection 512 (2) for the

registration of a foreign company ......................... 500
Fund raising
22      On the submission of a proposed prospectus  ................
1,000
An additional fee for each participating State and
participating Territory specified in accordance with
paragraph 98 (1) (o) ......................................
170 22A     On the submission of a proposed statement under section 170,

for each class of prescribed interest offered in the
statement ................................................. 1,000
An additional fee for each participating State and
participating Territory specified in accordance with
paragraph 98 (1) (o), for each class of prescribed interest
offered in the statement ..................................
170 23      On lodging an application to the Commission under subsection

105 (3) ...................................................
42 24      On lodging an application for the approval of a trustee for

debenture holders under paragraph 152 (1) (h) .............
26 25      On submitting to the Commission for examination a proposed

deed for the appointment of a person as trustee for or
representative of the holders of prescribed interests issued
or proposed to be issued by a company, other than a proposed
deed referred to in item 26 ...............................
830 26      On submitting to the Commission for examination a proposed

deed to amend a deed approved under section 166 ...........
80 27      On lodging an application for the approval of a trustee or

representative under subsection 167 (1) ...................
26 28      On lodging an application for a declaration under subsection

168 (2), in respect of each matter specified ..............
26 29      On lodging an application to the Commission pursuant to

section 215C ..............................................
80 30      On lodging an application to the Commission under subsection

552 (2) ................................................... 42
Charges
31      On lodging a notice under section 201 or 202  ..............

60 32      On lodging a notice under section 206  .....................

34 33      On lodging a memorandum under subsection 207 (2)  ..........
34
Annual returns and accounts
34      On lodging an application to the Commission under subsection

268 (4) ...................................................
70 35      On lodging an application to the Commission under section 273

...........................................................
80 36      On lodging an annual return of a public company, not being a

company referred to in item 37 or 38 ...................... 500
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the name of the company is
registered ................................................
170 37      On lodging an annual return or accounts of a company holding

a licence under section 66 or under a corresponding provision
of a previous law of the Territory 26
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the name of the company is
registered ................................................
16 38      On lodging an annual return or accounts of a company limited

by guarantee or both by shares and by guarantee, where it is
stated in the memorandum of the company or, in the case of a
company incorporated before 1 July 1982, its memorandum or
articles that the company:

   (a)  is formed for a purpose referred to in paragraph 66 (1)

   (a)  ;

   (b)  applies its profits (if any) or other income in
promoting its purpose; and

   (c)  prohibits the distribution of its income or property
among its members ......................................... 26
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the name of the company is
registered ................................................
16 39      On lodging an annual return of a proprietary company that is

not an exempt proprietary company ......................... 195
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the name of the company is
registered ................................................
170 40      On lodging an annual return of an exempt proprietary company

not being a company referred to in item 41 ................ 135
An additional fee for each participating State or
participating Territory in which the name of the company is
registered ................................................
70 41      On lodging an annual return of an exempt proprietary company,

if the Commission is satisfied:

   (a)  that the company is the proprietor of land upon which
is erected a building divided into individual residential
areas and areas for common use;

   (b)  that the shareholders in that company are entitled, by
virtue of their shareholdings, to the exclusive occupation of
one or more of those residential areas and the use of those
common areas; and

   (c)  that the company operates solely;

        (i)    for the purpose of facilitating and enforcing the
rights of shareholders in relation to exclusive occupation of
those residential areas; and

        (ii)   for the maintenance of those common areas .......
34 42      On lodging an annual return or a balance-sheet and profit and

loss account of a registered foreign company, under section
516 ....................................................... 195
In respect of foreign companies formed outside Australia and
the external Territories, an additional fee for each
participating State or participating Territory in which the
name of the company is registered ......................... 170
Other applications
43      On lodging any application for the lodging of which a fee is

not provided by any other item ............................ 26
Defunct companies
44      On lodging an application to the Commission to exercise the

powers conferred by section 460 or 462 ....................
80 45      For an act done by the Commission as representing a defunct

company or its liquidator under section 460 ...............
80 46      For an act done by the Commission under section 462  .......
80
Late lodgment
47      On the late lodgment of a document (in addition to any

lodgment fee provided by any other item for the lodging of
that document):

   (a)  if lodged within one month after the prescribed time 16

   (b)  if lodged more than one month, but within 3 months,
after the prescribed time ................................. 50

   (c)  if lodged more than 3 months after the prescribed time
........................................................... 80
Searches of documents
48      For inspection under subsection 31 (2) of documents that are

lodged by or in relation to a particular corporation or other
person (other than an inspection by or on behalf of the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Bureau of
Statistics, the holder of a licence for a commercial
broadcasting or television station or the proprietor or
publisher of a newspaper generally available to the public
otherwise than only on subscription) ......................
9 49      For an enquiry, other than an enquiry in person, involving an

inspection to which item 48 refers ........................ 13
Supply of uncertified copies
50      For the supply of an uncertified copy or extract of a

document, for each page, in addition to the fee payable under
item 48 or 49 ............................................. 1
Certification
51      For a certificate issued by the Commission, other than a

certificate referred to in item 52 or a certificate under
subsection 35 (2) or 514 (6) ..............................
10 52      For the supply of a certified copy of, or the supply of a

certified copy of an extract from, a document filed or lodged
with the Commission:

   (a)  for one page ........................................ 10

   (b)  for each additional page or part of a page .......... 1
Production of documents
53      For the production by the Commission, pursuant to a subpoena,

of a document in its custody .............................. 26
An additional fee for each page of the document produced .. 1
Issue of computer generated documents
53A     For a document issued by the Commission, requested in person,

that contains not more than 5 classes of information relating
to one corporation where the information is retrieved from a
computer ..................................................
5 53B     For a document issued by the Commission, requested in person,

that contains more than 5 classes of information relating to
one corporation where the information is retrieved from a
computer ..................................................
6 53C     For a document issued by the Commission, not requested in

person, that contains not more than 5 classes of information
relating to one corporation where the information is
retrieved from a computer .................................
11 53D     For a document issued by the Commission, not requested in

person, that contains more than 5 classes of information
relating to one corporation where the information is
retrieved from a computer ................................. 12
Other acts by the Commission
54      For any act that the Commission is required or authorised to

do upon the request of a person and for which a fee is not
prescribed by any other item ..............................
16 55      For the supply of information and a copy or print of a

document kept by the Commission in a participating State or
participating Territory ................................... 26
An additional fee for each page of the copy or print provided
...........................................................
1 56      On lodging with the Commission in accordance with paragraph

129 (10) (e) a copy of the notice and of the statement
referred to in that paragraph .............................
80 57      On the preparation by the Commission of the statement

referred to in paragraph 315 (21) (b) .....................
80 58      On submitting to the Commission for examination an

explanatory statement sent out under subsection 316 (1) ... 420