Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00730:clause:1_10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00730
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 10
Character Range: 12385–13016

10  Transitional—refund of application fees

(1) If:
 (a) a person has paid a fee to a court in respect of a proceeding; and
 (b) because of the operation of item 8 or 9, the proceeding does not continue;
then, on application, the Commonwealth must refund the fee to the person.

Note: Section 28 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 contains a standing appropriation for the refund of such fees.

(2) If the fee was paid in respect of a proceeding brought on behalf of more than one person, then the Commonwealth must refund the fee to a person authorised in writing by all such persons to receive the refund.