Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00021:reg:5:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00021
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 5/30)
Character Range: 148660–151492

the Secretary's decision in respect of the relevant application under regulation 4A.7 or 4A.9.
 (5) If the Secretary receives an application for payment by instalments, the Secretary must:
 (a) within 30 days of receiving the application and any information or material required under subregulation (3), give notice, in writing, to the applicant stating whether the application has been approved; and
 (b) if the application is approved—include with the notice information about the amount of each instalment and when it is due for payment.
 (6) If:
 (a) the Secretary approves an application for payment by instalments; and
 (b) any amount of the instalment payable by the applicant is not paid when it becomes due for payment;
the balance of the fee becomes due for payment.

9.1E  Recovery of conformity assessment body determination assessment fees
  A conformity assessment body determination assessment fee may be recovered by the Commonwealth as a debt due to the Commonwealth.

9.1F  Refund of conformity assessment body determination assessment fees if applications withdrawn
 (1) The applicant for a conformity assessment body determination may apply to the Secretary, in writing, for a refund of the conformity assessment body determination assessment fee for the application if the applicant withdraws the application:
 (a) after all or part of the fee becomes due and payable; and
 (b) before the Secretary makes a decision on the application under subregulation 4A.6(1).
 (2) Within 20 working days after receiving the application, the Secretary must:
 (a) decide whether to refund any of the fee; and
 (b) if so—the amount of the fee to be refunded.
 (3) To avoid doubt, the applicant is not entitled to a refund of the application fee for the application.

Division 9.3—Assessment fees and reductions or refunds of fees connected with applications for conformity assessment certificates

9.2  Application audit assessment fee (Act ss 41LA, 41LB)
  For section 41LB of the Act, an application audit assessment fee is due and payable 28 days after the day that the applicant is notified of the amount of the fee.

9.3  Conformity assessment fee (Act ss 41LA, 41LB)
 (1) For section 41LB of the Act, and subject to subregulation (2), a conformity assessment fee for consideration of an application for a conformity assessment certificate is due and payable in full:
 (a) on the day specified in a notice given to the applicant by the Secretary; or
 (b) if the application is withdrawn before a decision is made in relation to the application and within the period mentioned in subregulation 4.3(2)—on the day when the application is withdrawn.
Note: See section 41LE of the Act in relation to the requirement to pay three‑quarters only of the conformity assessment fee in relation to certain kinds of applications.
 (2)