Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person is exempt
from paying a fee mentioned in Schedule 1 if, at the time the fee is
payable, one or more of the following apply —
(a) the
person has been granted legal aid under a legal aid scheme or
service —
(i)
established under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State
or Territory; or
(ii)
approved by the Attorney‑General of the
Commonwealth,
for the proceedings
for which the fee would otherwise be payable;
(b) the
person is the holder of any of the following cards issued by the
Commonwealth —
(i)
a health care card;
(ii)
a pensioner concession card;
(iii)
a Commonwealth seniors health card;
(iv)
any other card that certifies the holder’s
entitlement to Commonwealth health concessions;
(c) the
person is serving a sentence of imprisonment or is otherwise detained in a
public institution;
(d) the
person is younger than 18 years;
(e) the
person is receiving youth allowance or Austudy payments under the
Social Security Act 1991 (Commonwealth) or benefits under the ABSTUDY
Scheme.
(2) In
subregulation (1)(b) —
holder , of a card, does not include a dependant
of the person who is issued the card.
[Regulation 21A inserted: Gazette
14 Dec 2012 p. 6239-40.]