Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL COURT AND FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT REGULATION 2012 (SLI NO 280 OF 2012) - REG 2.21

         (1)   A Registrar or an authorised officer must give a person liable to pay a fee mentioned in Schedule 1 a notice in accordance with this section if the Registrar or authorised officer makes a decision about the payment of the fee under:

                (a)    section 2.06 or 2.15; or

               (b)    subsection 2.08 (4) or 2.19 (7).

         (2)   The Registrar or authorised officer must give the notice to the liable person within 28 days after making the decision.

         (3)   The notice must set out:

                (a)    the decision; and

               (b)    a statement that the liable person may apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision; and

                (c)    reasons for the decision.

         (4)   Paragraphs (3) (b) and (c) only apply if the decision is:

                (a)    to not exempt a person from paying a fee; or

               (b)    to not defer the payment of a fee; or

                (c)    to not refund a fee that has been paid.

         (5)   The liable person may apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.

         (6)   Failure to comply with paragraph (3) (b) does not affect the validity of the decision.