Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04386:schedule:2:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04386
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 63275–66042

4A—RECOVERY OF COST OF ADMINISTERING ACT

"Division 1—Charges for services

Power of Commission to enter into arrangements

"67A.(1) The Commission may enter into an arrangement with the Secretary of a Department, or with the principal officer of a Commonwealth authority, under which:

    (a) the Commission will provide to the Department or authority specified services related to the performance by the Commission of its functions under this Act; and

    (b) the Department or authority will pay such amount for the provision of those services as is agreed between them.

"(2) Any amount payable under such an arrangement is a debt due to the Commonwealth and payable to Comcare.

"Division 2—Contributions

Estimates of contributions

"67B.(1) The Commission must prepare an estimate of the amount of contribution to the cost of the administration of this Act by the Commission that is to be paid by each Department or Commonwealth authority for each financial year to which this Division applies.

"(2) The estimate in relation to a Department or authority for the financial year referred to in subsection (4) may include an amount in respect of the cost of the administration of this Act during the period from the commencement of this Act to the commencement of that financial year.

"(3) An estimate is to be in such form as the Commission considers appropriate or, if the Minister has given a direction as to the form in which estimates are to be prepared under this section, in accordance with the direction.

"(4) The period starting on the date of commencement of this Part or 1 July 1992, whichever is the later, and ending on 30 June 1993 is taken to be a financial year to which this Division applies.

"(5) The financial year starting on 1 July 1993 and each subsequent financial year are financial years to which this Division applies.

Amount of contribution

"67C. In estimating the amount of the contribution of a Department or Commonwealth authority for a financial year, the Commission must have regard to:

    (a) any information given to the Commission under section 96C of the Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; and

    (b) the costs likely to be incurred by the Commission, including costs likely to be incurred by Comcare on behalf of the Commission, in the performance or exercise of the functions and powers of the Commission under this Act (other than section 67A) in relation to the Department or authority during the financial year; and

    (c) the premiums (if any) paid or payable by the Department or authority under Division 4A of Part VII of the Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 for the financial year; and

    (d) the past, and estimated future, incidence and