Opal Mining (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Opal Mining (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Opal Mining Act 1995

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Opal Mining Regulations 2012

4            Insertion of regulation 35

35          Power of Director to waive or refund fees

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Opal Mining (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2020.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Opal Mining Regulations 2012

4—Insertion of regulation 35

After regulation 34 insert:

35—Power of Director to waive or refund fees

(1)The Director may, on application, in the Director's discretion, waive payment of the whole or a part of a fee, or refund a fee (in whole or in part).

(2)In this regulation—

fee means a fee prescribed by fee notice for the purposes of the Act or these regulations;

fee notice has the same meaning as in the Legislation (Fees) Act 2019.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 4 June 2020

No 170 of 2020