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

This instrument revokes DI2012-212 on 1 November 2012.

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. The fees below have been increased by Wage Price Index of 3.5%.
	Current Fee	Proposed Fee	
Hairdressing Licence/Renewal 	$150.00	$155.00	
Hairdressing Licence Transfer 	$60.00	$62.00	
Boarding House Licence/Renewal	$150.00	$155.00	
Boarding House Licence Transfer	$60.00	$62.00	
Infection Control Licence/Renewal	$150.00	$155.00	
Infection Control Licence Transfer	$60.00	$62.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; >200 Beds and Accredited	
$500.00	
$518.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; 200 or more Beds and Accredited	
$1,000.00	
$1,035.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; Not Accredited	$750.00	$776.00	
Health Care Facility Licence/Renewal; Sole Dentist	$200.00	$207.00	
Drinking Water Utility Licence/Renewal; <1 Gigalitre	$62,100.00	$64,274.00	
Drinking Water Utility Licence/Renewal; 20 Megalitres or Less	
$620.00	
$642.00	
Cooling Tower & Warm Water Storage Licence/Renewal 	$250.00	$259.00	
Cooling Tower & Warm Water Storage Licence Transfer 	$60.00	$62.00	

The fee below has been increased by more than Wage Price Index to bring in line with similar fees.

	Current Fee	Proposed Fee	
Health Care Facility Licence Transfer	$50.00	$62.00	

The non-refundable portion of fees for Transfer of Registration fees (Section 36) have been reduced from $60.00 to $50.00.	

The reference to exemptions for benevolent institutions has been removed.