(1) This section applies to proceedings in the Federal Court.
(2) A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is not payable in relation to the following proceedings:
(a) an appeal from a judgement in relation to an application under section 46PO or 46PP of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 ;
(b) an appeal from a judgement in relation to an application made by a person under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 in either of the following circumstances:
(i) the person has been dismissed from employment in alleged contravention of Part 3-1 of that Act;
(ii) the person alleges a breach of section 351 of that Act;
(c) an appeal from a judgement in relation to an application made by a person under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 if the person has been dismissed from employment in alleged contravention of section 772 of that Act;
(d) the trying of an election petition under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 ;
(e) an application by a person to set aside a subpoena;
(f) a proceeding under the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 ;
(g) a proceeding for which an international convention to which Australia is party provides that no fee is to be payable.
Taxation proceedings
(3) A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is not payable in relation to any of the following kinds of proceedings in the circumstances set out in subsection (4):
(a) an appeal under section 14ZZ of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ;
(b) an appeal from a decision of the Taxation Appeals Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;
(c) an appeal from a single judge to the Full Court in relation to an appeal under section 14ZZ of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 .
(4) The circumstances are that a Registrar or authorised officer of the Federal Court is satisfied that:
(a) the person lodging the appeal has lodged with the court another appeal for which the fee mentioned in Schedule 1 has been paid; and
(b) both appeals are the same kind of proceeding under subsection (3); and
(c) the appeal concerns an issue (other than a procedural issue) that is substantially the same as an issue of concern in the other appeal.
Note A decision of the Registrar or authorised officer under subsection (4) is reviewable by the AAT: see section 2.21.