Australian Capital Territory
Explanatory Statement
Public Health (Fees) Determination 2011 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2011-242
made under the
Public Health Act 1997, s 137 (Determination of fees)

This instrument revokes all previous determinations of fees under this Act.

The Public Health Act 1997 (‘the Act’) provides for the licensing and registration of public health risk activities. 

This instrument sets fees for the application, renewal and transfer of all licensable or registrable public health risk activities, specifically:

	Current Fee	Proposed Fee	
Hairdressing Licence/Renewal1 	$100.00	$150.00	
Hairdressing Licence Transfer1 	$50.00	$60.00	
Boarding House Licence/Renewal1	$100.00	$150.00	
Boarding House Licence Transfer1	$50.00	$60.00	
Infection Control Licence/Renewal1	$100.00	$150.00	
Infection Control Licence Transfer1	$50.00	$60.00	
Cooling Tower & Warm Water Storage Licence/Renewal1 	$200.00	$250.00	
Cooling Tower & Warm Water Storage Licence Transfer1 	$50.00	$60.00	
Drinking Water Utility Licence/Renewal; <1 Gigalitre2	$60,000.00	$62,100.00	
Drinking Water Utility Licence/Renewal; 20 Megalitres or Less2	
$600.00	
$620.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; >200 Beds and Accredited3	
$500.00	
$500.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; 200 or more Beds and Accredited3	
$1,000.00	
$1,000.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; Not Accredited3	$750.00	$750.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; Sole Dentist3	$200.00	$200.00	
Health Care Facility Licence Transfer3	$50.00	$50.00	
1 As there has been no fee increase since 2002, these fees have increased by more than Wage Price Index.		

2 These fees have increased by Wage Price Index of 3.5% (rounded).

3 These fees are currently under review and have therefore not been increased at this time.

The determination exempts charities and benevolent institutions from having to pay the determined fees for the public health risk activities of Hairdressing, Infection Control and Cooling Towers and Warm Water Storage Facilities.  The determination also gives medical practitioners an exemption from the need to pay the determined fees for infection control licences.