Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The fees set out
in column 3 of Schedule 3 are payable in respect of the corresponding
matter set out in column 2 of that Schedule.
(1aa) If one or more
extended trading permits have been issued in respect of the licensed premises,
each of which is current and for a specified period exceeding 3 weeks,
the licence fee payable under item 4 or 5 of Schedule 3 is the fee
specified in that item and —
(a) if
no more than 2 such permits have been issued — an additional amount
of $321.00; or
(b) if 3
or more such permits have been issued — an additional amount of
$647.00
(1ab) In
subregulation (1aa) —
current means current on the day not later than
which the relevant licence fee is payable under subregulation (1a).
(1a) The licence fees
specified in items 4 and 5 of Schedule 3, with any additional amount
required under subregulation (1aa), are payable not later than
1 January in each year in respect of each licence in force.
(1b) A licensee who
has not paid a licence fee payable under subregulation (1a) by
8 January in any year shall, in addition to the licence fee, pay to the
Director a penalty of an amount equal to half the fee.
(1c) Where a licensee
has not paid a licence fee payable under subregulation (1a) by
15 January in any year, the Director may serve on the licensee a notice
requiring payment of the fee, and any penalty under subregulation (1b),
within 7 days after service of the notice and, if the requirement in the
notice is not complied with, the Director may, whether or not a complaint is,
or is to be, lodged under section 95 in respect of that
non‑payment, suspend the operation of the licence to which the fee
relates until the amount outstanding is paid.
(1d) Where a licensee
has not paid a licence fee payable under subregulation (1a) by
29 January in any year, the Director may serve on the licensee a notice
requiring payment of the fee, and any penalty under subregulation (1b),
within 7 days after service of the notice and, if the requirement in the
notice is not complied with, the Director may, whether or not a complaint is,
or is to be, lodged under section 95 in respect of that
non‑payment, cancel the licence to which the fee relates.
(2) The Director may
reduce, waive or refund, in whole or in part, any moneys due under this
regulation.
(3) If a fee is
payable under subregulation (1) for or in respect of the lodgment of a
document and the document is submitted for lodgment without payment of the
fee, the document is taken not to have been lodged until the fee has been
paid.
[Regulation 26 amended: Gazette
30 Jan 1998 p. 567‑8; 21 Dec 1999 p. 6419;
28 Jul 2000 p. 4032; 1 May 2007 p. 1885 and
1888‑9; 9 Oct 2007 p. 5352; 24 Oct 2008
p. 4683; 28 Oct 2008 p. 4729; 20 Nov 2009
p. 4662‑3; 22 Oct 2010 p. 5229;
19 Nov 2010 p. 5744; 3 Jun 2011 p. 2000‑1;
4 Nov 2011 p. 4641; 16 Nov 2012 p. 5652‑3;
21 May 2013 p. 2014; 8 Nov 2013 p. 4977-8;
14 Nov 2014 p. 4284; 6 Nov 2015 p. 4584; 28 Oct
2016 p. 4913; 10 Nov 2017 p. 5587; 7 Sep 2018
p. 3196; 22 Oct 2019 p. 3724; SL 2022/144 r. 12;
SL 2023/156 r. 12; SL 2024/213 r. 13.]