Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01008:reg:3c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01008
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3C
Character Range: 29310–31054

3C  Application fee for licence (Act s 14)
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 14(2)(aa) of the Act, the following application fees are prescribed:
 (a) for a controlled substances licence—$15 000;
 (b) for an essential uses licence—$3 000;
 (c) for a used substances licence—$15 000;
 (d) for an equipment licence—$3 000.
 (2) The Minister may waive the application fee for a controlled substances licence or a used substances licence if:
 (a) the purpose of the licence is to allow the manufacture, import or export of less than half a tonne of scheduled substances; and
 (b) the Minister is satisfied that the manufacture, import or export is for:
 (i) test purposes; or
 (ii) monitoring purposes; or
 (iii) laboratory and analytical purposes.
 (3) The Minister may waive the application fee for an essential uses licence if the Minister is satisfied that the manufacture, import or export of the scheduled substance to which the licence relates is for test purposes.
 (4) The Minister may waive the application fee for a controlled substances licence, a used substances licence or an essential uses licence if the Minister is satisfied that:
 (a) the scheduled substance to which the licence relates will be imported or exported for the purpose of the disposal of the substance; and
 (b) the disposal will be carried out by a technology approved by the parties to the Montreal Protocol.
 (5) The Minister may waive the application fee for an equipment licence if the purpose of the licence is to allow the import of equipment containing 25 kilograms or less of HCFCs.
 (6) The Minister may waive the application fee for any type of licence if the Minister is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify waiving the fee.