Australian Capital Territory

Electoral (Fees) Determination 2013 
Disallowable instrument DI2013—133
made under the
Electoral Act 1992, s 8 (Determination of fees)
1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Electoral (Fees) Determination 2013.
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on 1 July 2013.
3	Revocation
This instrument revokes DI2012-138.
4	Determination
The fees payable by persons or organisations receiving goods and/or services for the purposes of section 8 of the Electoral Act 1992 are as set out in the Schedule to this Determination.
Fees are payable to the provider, by the individual or organisation in receipt of the goods and/or services listed in the Schedule.
Fees are payable after a service has been supplied, by the due date specified in the invoice for the service.

Roger Beale AO
Chairperson	Phillip Green
Electoral Commissioner	Dawn Casey
Member	

   
 	7 June 2013

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Fee where GST is not payable
2012-13	Fee where GST is payable, inclusive of GST
2012-13

Rate per hour	
				
1	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm

	n/a	$90.40	
2	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday before 8.00 am or after 6.00 pm
–	First 3 hours on Saturday 

	n/a	$113.90	
3	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Saturday after first 3 hours or Sunday

	n/a	$138.80	
4	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by an electoral officer
–	Public holidays

	n/a	$162.15	
5	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday between 8.00 am and 6.00 pm

	n/a	$109.45	

6	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Monday to Friday before 8.00 am or after 6.00 pm
–	First 3 hours on Saturday 

	n/a	$141.60	
7	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Saturday after first 3 hours or Sunday

	n/a	$175.30	
8	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior electoral officer
–	Public holidays

	n/a	$207.45	

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Fee where GST is not payable
2012-13	Fee where GST is payable, inclusive of GST
2012-13

Rate per hour	
				
9	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– First 8 hours on Monday to Friday
– First 4 hours on Saturday

	n/a	$30.60	
10	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– After first 8 hours Monday to Friday
– After first 4 hours on Saturday
	n/a	$39.40	

11	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a casual officer 
– Sunday and public holidays

	n/a	$52.55
	
12	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– First 8 hours Monday to Friday
– First 4 hours on Saturday
	n/a	$39.00	
13	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– After first 8 hours Monday to Friday
– After first 4 hours on Saturday

	n/a	$49.55	
14	The provision of electoral officer services under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992 by a senior casual officer 
– Sunday and public holidays

	n/a	$67.15	

Part B: Electoral goods and services

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Fee where GST is not payable
2012-13	Fee where GST is payable, inclusive of GST
2012-13	
				
15	The provision of goods under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992.

This provision is included to ensure that such costs incurred by the Electoral Commission may be passed to purchasers of goods.

		The amount of the disbursement for the goods.	
16	The provision of electronic voting services to organisations under paragraph 7 (1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992

This provision is included to allow costs for development and maintenance of electronic voting services software incurred by the Electoral Commission to be passed to purchasers of the services.

This fee is calculated on a sliding scale with three stages. The base level fee for the initial stage, covering the first 1 to 100 electors, has been calculated at $7.95 per elector.  

The base level fee for the second stage of the sliding scale, covering from 101 to 500 electors                                                                                                   has been calculated at $2.30 per elector. 

The base level fee for the third stage, covering the number of electors from 501 upward, has been calculated at $1.75 per elector. 

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$7.95 per elector for the first 1 to 100 electors

$2.30 per elector  101 to 500 electors

$1.75 per elector from 501 electors upward	

Part C: Provision of copies of documents

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Fee where GST is not payable
2012-13	Fee where GST is payable, inclusive of GST
2012-13	
				
17	Under subsection 243(4) of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of returns referred to in subsection 243(1).

	$16.25 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	n/a

n/a	

Item	Description of Matter in respect of which fee or charge is payable	Fee where GST is not payable
2012-13	Fee where GST is payable, inclusive of GST
2012-13	

18	Under paragraph 7(1)(g) of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of the following documents:

•	An extract of the Register of Political Parties kept under section 88 of the Electoral Act;
•	An application for registration of an eligible political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 89 of the Electoral Act;
•	A constitution of a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under sections 89 or 99A of the Electoral Act;
•	A notice of objection to an application to register a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 91 of the Electoral Act;
•	A response to any notice or objection provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 91 of the Electoral Act;
•	A notice of objection to an application to change or to add to the particulars registered in relation to a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 95 of the Electoral Act; and
•	An application to change or to add to the particulars registered in relation to a political party provided to the Electoral Commissioner under section 95 of the Electoral Act.

	
$16.25 for between one and twenty A4 pages;

30 cents for each additional A4 page.	
n/a

n/a	
19	Under paragraph 333 of the Electoral Act 1992, the provision of copies of ACT election voting data on CD-Rom:

$47.90	
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