(1) Without limiting
section 123(1) and (2), regulations may be made under section 123(1)
prescribing, or providing for the determination of, fees or charges that are
payable by proponents in prescribed circumstances in relation to the referral,
assessment and implementation of proposals under Division 1 or 2.
(2) Moneys paid as
fees and charges under subsection (1) are to be used for the purpose of
defraying the costs incurred by the Department in receiving and assessing
proposals and monitoring the implementation of proposals.
(3) To the extent that
regulations to which subsection (1) applies prescribe or provide for the
determination of a fee or charge that includes an amount that is a tax, the
regulations may impose the tax.
(4) Nothing in this
section is to be taken as limiting the operation of the
Interpretation Act 1984 section 45A.
[Section 48AA inserted: No. 40 of 2020 s. 32;
amended: No. 41 of 2020 s. 4.]