(1) On an application
under regulation 107D(1)(a) the court or a registrar of the court may
direct that a person is an eligible individual described in
regulation 107C(2)(f) if satisfied that the person should be required to
pay only an eligible individual fee in respect of the matter for either, or
both, of the following reasons —
(a)
financial hardship;
(b) the
interests of justice.
(2) On an application
under regulation 107D(1)(b) the court or a registrar of the court may
direct that a person is an eligible entity described in
regulation 107C(3)(b) if satisfied that the person should be required to
pay only an eligible entity fee in respect of the matter for either, or both,
of the following reasons —
(a)
financial hardship;
(b) the
interests of justice.
(3) A judge or a
registrar of the court may, before an application is determined, direct the
applicant to provide to the judge, the registrar of the court or the court
further information relating to the application.
(4) A direction to
provide further information —
(a) may
be made in writing or orally; and
(b) may
require that the information is provided either in writing or orally.
[Regulation 107E inserted: Gazette
13 Jan 2017 p. 342‑3; amended: Gazette
20 Jul 2018 p. 2623.]