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FEDERAL MAGISTRATES REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 102 - REG 8

Persons exempt from payment of fees
(1)
A person is exempt from payment of a fee if:

(a)
the person has been granted legal aid, under a legal aid scheme or service established under Commonwealth, State or Territory law or approved by the Attorney-General, for the proceedings for which the fee would otherwise be payable; or

(b)
the person is:

(i)
the holder of a concession card; or
(ii)
an inmate of a prison or is otherwise lawfully held in a public institution; or
(iii)
a child under the age of 18; or
(iv)
in receipt of a youth allowance, or an Austudy payment, within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 ; or
(v)
in receipt of benefits under the Commonwealth student assistance scheme known as the ABSTUDY Scheme.
(2)
For paragraph (1) (b), concession card means:

(a)
any of the following cards issued by the Department of Family and Community Services:

(i)
a health care card;
(ii)
a pensioner concession card;
(iii)
a seniors health card; or
(b)
any other card issued by the Department of Family and Community Services or the Department of Veterans' Affairs that certifies entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions.


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