Australian Capital Territory
Dangerous Substances (Fees) Determination 2013 (No 2) 
Disallowable instrument DI2013-208
made under the 
Dangerous Substances Act 2004, s 221 (Determination of fees)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Minister has power to determine fees for the purposes of this Act.

Fees in the 2013-14 Financial Year have been increased to reflect the cost incurred by Government to provide licences and permits in this area.

While determining fees under the Act, the purpose of this determination is to give better access to users.  The fees for the 2013-14 Financial Year were originally set by an omnibus instrument (DI 2012-110).  That instrument has been replaced to provide users with better access to fee information within the structure of the Legislation Register.  Item numbers, included in the schedule, column 2, enable the comparison of past fees set under the Act with those set by this instrument.

This instrument changes the fees in items 310 and 311, and introduces a new fee in item 310.1.  The new fees reflect recovery of costs for processing the applications, recognising that different kinds of display permits require less regulatory involvement.  The instrument also makes provision for refund to applicants who have paid a higher fee under the fee determination DI2013-108 than they would have under this new determination.

The instrument contains further explanatory notes about the fee for various items in the past Financial Year.