Australian Capital Territory

Attorney General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004) Amendment 2003 (No 3)*

Disallowable Instrument DI 2003-290

made under the 

Cooperatives Act 2002, s465(1) 
Agents Act 2003, s176

Name

1.	This determination is the Attorney General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004 (Amendment No 3) 2003.

Commencement

2.	This determination commences the day after notification on the Legislation Register.

Instrument Amended

3.	This instrument amends the Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004 – 
Attorney General (DI 2003-90) as amended.

Amendments

4.	Insert a new 2C:  “2C.  Fees payable for a service in Schedule 2 for items 240 to 246 come into effect twenty-eight (28) days after the determination Attorney General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004 (Amendment No 3) 2003 comes into effect.”

5.	Insert a new 2D:  “2D.  Fees payable for a service in Schedule 2 for items 247 to 252 come into effect on 1 November 2003 or the day determination Attorney General (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2003/2004 (Amendment No 3) 2003 comes into effect, whichever is the later.”

6.	Amend clause 5 of the instrument to delete “239” and insert “252”.

7.	Amend Schedule 1 of the instrument to insert at the bottom of the table:

Cooperatives Act 2002	Section 465(1)	240 - 246	
Agents Act 203	Section 176	247 - 252	

8.	Amend Schedule 2 of the instrument to insert at the bottom of the table:

Legislative Authority:		Cooperatives Act 2002

240	For the registration of a Cooperative under sections 22, 27 and 369 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$ 109.00	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
241	For the issue of a duplicate certificate of registration under section 35 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$ 27.20	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
242	For filing a special resolution under section 195 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$ 27.20	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
243	For the registration of a Cooperative under section 370 of the Cooperatives 
Act 2002.	$544.00	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
244	For the inspection of Cooperatives register under section 435 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$18.00	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
245	For documents filed sixty days after they become due under section 437 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$ 53.00	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
246	For an application to become an exempt body under section 451 of the Cooperatives Act 2002.	$53.00	
	Explanatory Note:  This is a new fee.		
	
Legislative Authority:		Agents Act 2003	
			
247	For the issue of a licence certificate, or of annual renewal of a licence certificate, under section 38 of the Agents Act 2003, for a real estate agent, business agent and/or stock and station agent for a period of up to 12 months.	$ 500.00	
	Explanatory Note:  Replaces provisions of previous enactment (Agents Act 1968). The fee is an all inclusive licence fee, whether the applicant seeks only one or all three licence categories.  There is no limit to the number of offices or branches that can be operated under one licence.  There is no distinction between a licence held by a person and a licence held by a corporation.  The determined fees under the previous enactment were $331.00 for one licence type and $78.00 for each of the other two licence types for a corporation (a possible total of $487.00) and $78.00 for each licence type for a person (a possible total of $234.00).  The new fee brings principals or masters  into line with those in other industries eg. the security industry.		
248	For the issue of a licence certificate, or of annual renewal of a licence certificate, under section 38 of the Agents Act 2003, for a travel agent, for a period of up to 12 months.	$ 500.00	
	Explanatory Note:  Replaces provisions of previous enactment (Agents Act 1968).   As with the previous enactment, there is no distinction between a licence held by a person and a licence held by a corporation.  The determined fees under the previous enactment were $380.00 for a principal place of business and $160.00 for each additional place of business.  Under the new fee, there is no limit to the number of offices or branches that can operate under the one licence.		
249	For the issue of a licence certificate, or of annual renewal of a licence certificate, under section 38 of the Agents Act 2003, for an employment agent, for a period of up to 12 months.	$ 500.00	
	Explanatory Note:  Replaces provisions of previous enactment (Agents Act 1968).   As with the previous enactment, there is no distinction between a licence held by a person and a licence held by a corporation.  The determined fees under the previous enactment were $380.00 for a principal place of business and $160.00 for each additional place of business.  Under the new fee, there is no limit to the number of offices or branches that can operate under the one licence.		
250	For the issue of a conditional licence certificate, or of annual renewal of a conditional licence certificate, under section 38 of the Agents Act 2003, for a real estate agent whose only business is selling land by auction (an auctioneer), for a period of up to 12 months.	$ 150.00	
	Explanatory Note:  New provision, no previous enactment.		
251	For the issue of a certificate of registration, or of annual renewal of registration, under section 62 of the Agents Act 2003, for a real estate salesperson (including a property manager), business salesperson and/or stock and station salesperson, for a period of up to 12 months.	$ 150.00	
	Explanatory Note:  New registration type, no previous equivalent.  The fee is an all inclusive registration fee, whether the applicant seeks only one or all three registration categories.		
252	For the issue of a duplicate certificate of registration or a duplicate licence certificate, if the licence certificate is issued in photo ID card format.	$ 15.00	
	Explanatory Note:  New certificates are to be double-sided plastic Photo ID cards.   Fee intended only to recover replacement costs.  There is no fee for the issue of a paper certificate (A4 size document). 		

9.	The Parliamentary Counsel is authorised to reprint DI 2003-90 together with this amendment.

Jon Stanhope
Attorney General

27 October 2003