Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2013 (Cth)

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 89, 2013

I, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Dated 30 May 2013

Marie Bashir

Administrator

By Her Excellency’s Command

Mark Dreyfus QC

Attorney‑General

Contents

1............ Name of regulation............................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................ 1

4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments commencing on the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Act 2012      2

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations 1976                                    2

Schedule 2—Amendments commencing 1 July 2013                              3

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations 1976                                    3

1Name of regulation

This regulation is the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2013.

2Commencement

Each provision of this regulation specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1.  Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this regulation not elsewhere covered by this table	The day after this regulation is registered.
2.  Schedule 1	The date on which Schedule 5 to the Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Act 2012 commences.
3.  Schedule 2	1 July 2013	1 July 2013

3Authority

This regulation is made under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

4Schedule(s)

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments commencing on the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Act 2012

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations 1976

1  Subregulation 19(4)

Repeal the subregulation.

2  After subregulation 19(6A)

Insert:

         (6B)  The fee for lodging an application is payable when the application is lodged.

         (6C)  If the fee is not paid at that time, the Tribunal is not required to deal with the application unless, and until, the fee is paid.

(6D) If the fee is not paid within 6 weeks after an application is lodged, the Tribunal may dismiss the application under section 69C of the Act.

3  Subregulation 19AA(3)

Repeal the subregulation.

4  After subregulation 19AA(6B)

Insert:

         (6C)  The fee for lodging an application is payable when the application is lodged.

         (6D)  If the fee is not paid at that time, the Tribunal is not required to deal with the application unless, and until, the fee is paid.

(6E) If the fee is not paid within 6 weeks after an application is lodged, the Tribunal may dismiss the application under section 69C of the Act.

Schedule 2—Amendments commencing 1 July 2013

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations 1976

1  Paragraph 19(2)(b)

Omit “section 55 of”.

2  Schedule 3 (after table item 4)

Insert:

4A A decision under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013

3  Schedule 3 (table item 9A)

Omit “subsection 23 (15)”, substitute “subsection 23(17)”.