Australian Capital Territory
Public Health (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2012-235
made under the
Public Health Act 1997, s 137 (Determination of fees)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Public Health (Fees) Determination  2012 (No 2).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on 1 November 2012.
3	Determination of fees
The fee payable in respect of each matter listed in column 2 of a schedule is the amount listed for that item in column 4.
4	Payment of fees
A fee listed in a schedule is payable to the Territory by the person identified in column 3 of a schedule.

5	Refunding of fees 
Column 5 of the schedules specifies what amount, if any, of a fee identified in column 4 is non‑refundable.  A non‑refundable amount is included to cover the costs associated with the processing and administration of an application. 

6	Revocation 
This instrument revokes DI2012-212 on commencement.

Katy Gallagher MLA
Minister for Health

13 September 2012

SCHEDULE 1

Definitions
In these schedules—

charity means a charity endorsed under subdivision 50‑B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Commonwealth). 

community pharmacy means a community pharmacy as defined by the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008.

dentist means a dentist as defined by the Legislation Act 2001

medical practitioner means a medical practitioner as defined by the Legislation Act 2001

SCHEDULE 2

LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – HAIRDRESSING - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity of hairdressing	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the application relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Occupier of the licenced premises to which the application relates who is a charity 	Nil	Not Applicable	
33	Renewal of licensable public health risk activity licence for hairdressing	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates who is charity	Nil	Not Applicable	
36	Transfer of public health risk activity licence for hairdressing	Proposed occupier of the premises to which the licence is being transferred	$62 per premises	$50	
		Proposed occupier of the premises to which the licence is being transferred who is charity	Nil	Not Applicable	

SCHEDULE 3

LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY - BOARDING HOUSE - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity of boarding house	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the application relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Occupier of the licenced premises to which the application relates who is a charity	Nil	Not Applicable	
33	Renewal of licensable public health risk activity licence for boarding house	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates who is charity 	Nil	Not Applicable	
36	Transfer of public health risk activity licence for boarding house	Proposed occupier of the premises to which the licence is being transferred	$62 per premises	$50	
		Proposed occupier of the premises to which the licence is being transferred who is charity 	Nil	Not Applicable	

SCHEDULE 4
LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – INFECTION CONTROL - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity of infection control	Owner of the licenced premises to which the application relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Owner of the licenced premises to which the application relates and is a medical practitioner who: 
(i)	has been accredited against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for Accreditation by an accreditation authority authorised by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing; and
(ii)	holds an accreditation certificate that is current the day the licence takes effect.	Nil	Not Applicable	
		Owner of the licenced premises to which the application for licence relates who is charity	Nil	Not Applicable	

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
33	Renewal of licensable public risk activity licence for infection control	Owner of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates	$155 per premises	$50	
		Owner of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates and is a medical practitioner who:
(i)	has been accredited against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for Accreditation by an accreditation authority authorised by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing; and
(ii)	holds an accreditation certificate that is current the day the licence takes effect.	Nil	Not Applicable	
		Owner of the licenced premises to which the renewal of licence relates who is charity 	Nil	Not Applicable	

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
36	Transfer of public health risk activity licence for infection control	Proposed owner of the premises to which the licence is being transferred	$62 per premises	$50	
		Proposed owner of the premises to which the licence is being transferred and is a medical practitioner who:
(i)	has been accredited against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for Accreditation by an accreditation authority authorised by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing; and
(ii)	holds an accreditation certificate that is current the day the licence takes effect.	Nil	Not Applicable	
		Proposed owner of the premises to which the licence is being transferred who is charity 	Nil	Not Applicable	

SCHEDULE 5

LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity for the operation of a health care facility	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the application relates	$518 per premises that has less than 200 beds and is accredited
	$100	
			$1,035 per premises that has more than, or equal to, 200 beds and is accredited
	$200	
			$776 per premises that is not accredited
	$200	
			$207 per premises operated by a sole dentist	$100	
33	Renewal of licensable public risk activity licence for the operation of a health care facility	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates	$518 per premises that has less than 200 beds and is accredited
	$100	
			$1,035 per premises that has more than, or equal to, 200 beds and is accredited
	$200	
			$776 per premises that is not accredited
	$200	
			$207 per premises operated by a sole dentist	$100	

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
36	Transfer of public health risk activity licence for the operation of a health care facility	Person to which the licence is being transferred	$62 per premises	$50	

SCHEDULE 6

LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – OPERATION OF A DRINKING WATER UTILITY - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity for the operation of a drinking water utility providing greater than one (1) gigalitre of drinking water	Owner or manager of the drinking water utility to which the licence application relates	$64,274	$2,100	
33	Renewal of licensable public risk activity licence for the operation of a drinking water utility providing greater than one (1) gigalitre of drinking water	Owner or manager of the drinking water utility to which the renewal of the licence relates	$64,274	$2,100	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity for the operation of a drinking water utility providing twenty (20) megalitres or less of drinking water	Owner or manager of the drinking water utility to which the licence application relates	$642	$120	
33	Renewal of licensable public risk activity licence for the operation of a drinking water utility providing twenty (20) megalitres or less of drinking water	Owner or manager of the drinking water utility to which the renewal of the licence relates	$642	$120	

SCHEDULE 7

REGISTRABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – COOLING TOWERS AND WARM WATER STORAGE SYSTEM - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
56F	Application for registrable public health risk activity of cooling towers and warm water storage systems	Owner or manager of the cooling tower or warm water storage system to which the registration application relates	$259 per cooling tower or warm water storage system	$150	
56K	Renewal of registrable public risk activity of cooling towers and warm water storage systems	Owner or manager of the cooling tower or warm water storage system to which the registration renewal relates	$259 per cooling tower or warm water storage system	$150	
56M	Transfer of public health risk activity registration for cooling towers or warm water storage systems	Owner or manager of the cooling tower or water storage system to which the registration is being transferred	$62 per cooling tower or warm water storage system	$50	

SCHEDULE 8

LICENSABLE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK ACTIVITY – COMMUNITY PHARMACY - FEES

Section	Description of matter for which fee is payable	Payable By	Fee Payable	Non-refundable portion of fee	
29	Application for licensable public health risk activity for the operation of a community pharmacy	Owner of the licenced premises to which the application relates	$500 per premises	$150	
33	Renewal of licensable public health risk activity licence for the operation of a community pharmacy	Occupier of the licenced premises to which the renewal of the licence relates	$500 per premises	$150	
36	Transfer of public health risk activity licence for the operation of a community pharmacy	Proposed occupier of the premises to which the licence is being transferred	$300 per premises	$100