Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2017 - REG 159AZ

159AZ Refund of fees

(1) This section applies if a protected area authority has been—

(a) amended to an extent that a fee paid for the authority is higher than the fee that would be payable for the authority in its amended form; or

(b) suspended or cancelled for a ground mentioned in section 71BN (e) , (f) , (g) or (h) ; or

(c) surrendered under section 71CJ .

(2) The chief executive may refund all or part of a fee paid for the permit if the chief executive considers the refund is appropriate having regard to—

(a) the nature of the amendment, suspension, cancellation or surrender; and

(b) any other relevant matter.

(3) The chief executive may refund the fee in the way the chief executive considers appropriate.

Examples of ways chief executive may refund fee—

• by giving the person a cheque for the amount refunded

• by deducting the amount refunded from another fee the person is required to pay under the Act

(4) If a person applies to the chief executive for a refund under this section, the chief executive may deduct the refund processing fee from the amount refunded.

(5) In this section—

"refund processing fee" , for an application for a refund, means the fee—

(a) decided by the chief executive, being not more than the reasonable cost of—

(i) considering the application; and

(ii) refunding the fee or part fee to the applicant; and

(b) published on the department’s website.