Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1992 No. 29 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 2

  2.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:
Reduction of fees

"14. (1) In the case of 2 or more applications under section 55 of the Act
that relate to the same chemical, the Director may reduce the amount of the
fee payable for each of the applications.

"(2) In deciding the amount of a reduction, the Director must take into
account the saving in time and resources required to assess the chemical that
arises from the circumstance that the applications relate to the same
chemical.

"(3) A reduction granted under subregulation (1):

   (a)  must not be so great as to reduce the total amount of the fees payable
        on the applications below the amount of the fee payable on each
        application before the reduction; and

   (b)  in the case of a late application under subsection 55 (2) of the
        Act-must not affect the extra component of the fee payable on the
        application because it is a late application.

"(4) If the Director reduces a fee for an application and the fee has been
paid, the Director must refund to the applicant the amount by which the fee
has been reduced.".