Australian Capital Territory
Attorney General (Fees) Amendment Determination 2010 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2010-141
made under the
Agents Act 2003, s 176 (Determination of fees)
Associations Incorporation Act 1991, s 125 (Determination of fees)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997, s 67 (Determination of fees)
Business Names Act 1963, s 32 (Determination of fees)
Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, s 222A (Determination of fees)
Civil Partnerships Act 2008, s 18 (Determination of fees)
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995, s 67 (Determination of fees)
Cooperatives Act 2002, s 465 (Determination of fees)
Court Procedures Act 2004, s 13 (Determination of fees)
Dangerous Substances Act 2004, s 221(Determination of fees)
Emergencies Act 2004, s 201 (Determination of fees)
Firearms Act 1996, s270 (Determination of fees)
Freedom of Information Act 1989, s 80 (Determination of fees)
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991, s 75 (Determination of fees)
Hawkers Act 2003, s 45 (Determination of fees)
Instruments Act 1933, s 37 (Determination of fees)
Land Titles Act 1925, s 139 (Determination of fees, charges and other amounts)
Liquor Act 1975, s 179 (Determination of fees)
Machinery Act 1949, s 5 (Determination of fees)
Partnership Act 1963, s 99 (Determination of fees)
Pawnbrokers Act 1902, s 27 (Determination of fees and charges)
Prostitution Act 1992, s 29 (Determination of fees)
Public Trustee Act 1985, s 75 (Determination of fees and charges)
Registration of Deeds Act 1957, s 8 (Determination of fees)
Sale of Motor Vehicles Act 1977, s 91 (Determination of fees and charges)
Scaffolding and Lifts Act 1912, s 21 (Determination of fees)
Second-hand Dealers Act 1906, s 17 (Determination of fees and charges)
Security Industry Act 2003, s 50 (Determination of fees)
Trade Measurement (Administration) Act 1991, s 12 (Determination of fees)
Workers Compensation Act 1951, s 221 (Determination of fees)
Work Safety Act 2008, s228 (Determination of fees)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Attorney General (Fees) Amendment Determination 2010 (No 1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument takes effect on 1 July 2010.
3	Amendments
This instrument amends the Attorney General (Fees) Determination 2010 (DI2010-107) by:
(a)	Amend clause 3 (Revocation) to include the following subclause:
“(2) Instrument No. 264 of 1998 made under the Firearms Act 1996 is revoked.”
(b)	Amend schedule 1 to insert at the bottom of the table:
Act	Item(s) in Schedule 2	
Firearms Act 1996	402-418	
(c)	Delete item 284 in schedule 2 and replace it with:
Legislative Authority:	Emergencies Act 2004

284	AFANP Maintenance Fee per quarter 
	$10,370.00	
	Explanatory Note:     Last Financial Year the first year annual fee was $28,369.00. This has been replaced with the quarterly fee. Last year per quarter fee was $7,094.00.		

(d)	Replace the phrase ‘Minister of agency’ in item 400(5)(g) of schedule 2 with ‘Minister or agency’;
(e)	Amend schedule 2 to insert at the bottom of the table:

Legislative Authority:	Firearms Act 1996

402	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for a Category A, B, C, D or H licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $75.00	$113.00	
403	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for a collectors licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $75.00	$113.00	
404	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for an heirlooms licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
405	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for a firearms dealer licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $750.00	$1132.00	
406	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for a firearms dealer club armourer licence under the Firearms Regulation 2008, section 26
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $100.00	$151.00	
407	For the purpose of section 54 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of an adult firearms licence for an application for a paintball marker licence
Explanatory Note:     From 2008 with the passage of the Firearms Amendment Act 2008 to the last financial year the fee was $75.00

	$113.00	
408	For the purpose of section 72 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the issue of a replacement adult firearms licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
409	For the purpose of section 85 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of a minors firearms licence for an application for a Category A, B or H licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
410	For the purpose of section 93 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the issue of a replacement minors firearms licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
411	For the purpose of section 101 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of a composite entity firearms licence for an application for a Category A, B, C, D or H licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $150.00	$226.00	
412	For the purpose of section 115 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the issue of a replacement composite entity firearms licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
413	For the purpose of section 123 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of a Temporary International Firearms Licence
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $25.00	$38.00	
414	For the purpose of section 143 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of a permit to acquire
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $10.00	$15.00	
415	For the purpose of section 149 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the issue of a replacement permit to acquire
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $10.00	$15.00	
416	For the purpose of section 164 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the registration of a firearm for each firearm
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $10.00	$15.00	
417	For the purpose of section 168 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of the registration as a user of a registered firearm for each user
Explanatory Note:     From 1998 to the last financial year the fee was $10.00	$15.00	
418	For the purpose of section 188 of the Firearms Act 1996 in the case of a statement about a person who is to be an employee or act as an agent for a firearms dealer
Explanatory Note:     The requirement in section 188 was inserted into the Firearms Act 1996 by the Firearms Amendment Act 2008	$75.00	

(f)	Amend Schedule 2 - General Explanatory Notes: A. Overview of Increases in Fees and Charges: 
after ‘appropriate value.’, add
‘The Public Trustee for the ACT has undertaken a structural review of fees and charges resulting in an increase in fees above WPI for items 64, 68-70, 75, 77-86, 88-89 and item 254 to address rising costs and parity with other jurisdictions. 

The AFANP maintenance fee per quarter in item 284 has increased to a level similar to the New South Wales Fire Brigade fee for a similar service.  

The fees under the Firearms Act 1996 as stated in items 402 to 418 have been increased by approximately 51% to reflect indexation increases since 1998-99, when the fees were last set, to 2010-11.

4	Republication
The Parliamentary Counsel is authorised to reprint DI2010-107 together with this amendment.

Simon Corbell MLA
Attorney General

               29 June 2010