Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EVIDENCE REGULATION 2017 - REG 6

6 Fee for inspecting etc. a document—Act, s 134A

(1) For section 134A (2) of the Act , the prescribed fee for inspecting a document and taking a copy of, or an extract from, the document is the total of—

(a) an amount calculated under subsection (2) for inspecting the document; and

(b) if a copy of, or extract from, the document is given—an amount calculated under subsection (3) for giving a copy of, or extract from, the document.

(2) The amount payable for inspecting the document is—

(a) if the document is an article or material from which sounds or visual images are capable of being reproduced—the amount the agency considers reasonable for making arrangements to hear or view the document; or

(b) otherwise—52 fee units for each hour, or part of an hour.

(3) The amount payable for giving a copy of, or extract from, the document is—

(a) if a copy or extract is a photocopy in A4 size, the following—

(i) first copy—2.95 fee units for each page, to a maximum fee of 76.75 fee units;

(ii) additional copy—0.65 fee units for each page, to a maximum fee of 30.50 fee units; or

(b) otherwise—the amount the agency considers reasonable.

(4) Subsection (5) applies for working out the amount of a fee under subsection (2) or (3) .

(5) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 48C (3) , the amount is to be rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards).

Example—

Subsection (3) (a) (i) prescribes a fee of 2.95 fee units. If the value of a fee unit for this regulation were $1.50, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying $1.50 by 2.95 would be $4.425. Because $4.425 is halfway between $4.40 and $4.45, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee for subsection (3) (a) (i) would be $4.45.

(6) An amount mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (3) (b) must not be more than the amount that reasonably reflects the cost of making the arrangements or giving the copy or extract.