Queensland Consolidated Regulations

SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER REGULATION 2022 - REG 6

6 Fee for application—Act, s 22

(1) For section 22 (c) of the Act , the fee prescribed is 350 fee units, payable by the parties to the dispute in equal shares.

(2) The commissioner may waive all or part of the fee payable by a party under subsection (1) if the commissioner is satisfied the payment of the fee would cause, or would be likely to cause, the party financial hardship.

(3) Also, the commissioner may waive all or part of the fee payable under subsection (1) for a class of parties for a particular period if the commissioner is satisfied the waiver will promote access to mediation by the parties during the period.

Example—

An industry sector or geographical region is affected by a natural disaster or other emergency. The commissioner may waive the fee for parties within the sector or region for a particular period to promote access to mediation by the parties during the period.