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limits applying to certain decisions.

Charges

61. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (6) and (7) "28" and substituting "30".

Remission of application fees

62. Section 30A of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsections:

"(1A) The applicant may make a written request for the application fee to be wholly or partly remitted under subsection (1). The agency or Minister must take all reasonable steps to enable the applicant to be notified of the decision on the request as soon as practicable, but in any case no later than 30 days after the day on which the request was made.

  "(1B) If:

  (a) that period of 30 days has ended; and

  (b) the applicant has not received notice of a decision on the request;

the agency or the Minister, as the case requires, is taken, for all purposes of this Act, to have made, on the last day of the period, a decision to the effect that no part of the application fee is to be remitted.".

Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to the Government of a State

63. Section 58F of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) In spite of section 29 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, an application under subsection (1) must be made within 30 days after the day on which notice of the decision was given to the State.".

Review of certain decisions in respect of documents relating to business affairs etc.

64. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) In spite of section 29 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, an application by a person, organisation or proprietor under subsection (1) must be made within 30 days after the day on which notice of the decision was given to the person, organisation or proprietor, as the case may be.".

Review of certain decisions in respect of documents containing personal information

65. Section 59A of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection:

"(2A) In spite of section 29 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, an application by a person under subsection (1) must be made within 30 days after the day on which notice of the decision was given to the person.".

Application

Section 29

66.(1) The amendment of section 29 of the Principal Act made by this Division applies in relation to notifications given under subparagraph 29(1)(f)(ii) of that Act after the commencement of this section.

Section 30A

(2) The amendment of section 30A of the Principal Act made by this