Professional Standards Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2006 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Professional Standards Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 2006

under the

Professional Standards Act 1994

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Professional Standards Act 1994.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

(a)	to make the application fee for the renewal of a scheme relating to limiting the occupational liability of members of an occupational association under the Professional Standards Act 1994 the same as the fee ($5,000) for the approval, amendment or revocation of such a scheme,
(b)	to increase (from $35 to $50), and change the timing of the payment for, the annual fee paid to the Professional Standards Council on behalf of each member of such a scheme by the member’s occupational association,
(c)	to allow the Professional Standards Council to waive (in addition to remit, as is currently the case) application fees, annual fees and any interest payable in relation to such a scheme.

This Regulation is made under the Professional Standards Act 1994, including section 53 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 175 of 8 December 2006, page 10444	Page 1
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Clause 1	Professional Standards Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2006

Professional Standards Amendment (Fees) Regulation

2006

under the

Professional Standards Act 1994

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Professional Standards Amendment (Fees)
Regulation 2006.

2 Amendment of Professional Standards Regulation 2004

The Professional Standards Regulation 2004 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Professional Standards Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2006

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 4 Application fee for approval relating to occupational liability schemes

Omit clause 4 (2) and (3).

[2]      Clause 5 Amount of annual fee

Omit “$35”. Insert instead “$50”.

[3]      Clause 6

Omit the clause. Insert instead:

6      Payment of annual fee

(1)  The annual fee must be paid:

(a)

if the relevant scheme commences during the period of 3 months ending on 31 March in any year—not later than 31 March in each year, or

(b)

if the relevant scheme commences during the period of 3 months ending on 30 June in any year—not later than 30 June in each year, or

(c)

if the relevant scheme commences during the period of 3 months ending on 30 September in any year—not later than 30 September in each year, or

(d)

if the relevant scheme commences during the period of 3 months ending on 31 December in any year—not later than 31 January of each following year.

(2)

If for any reason a scheme becomes applicable to an additional member of the occupational association during the annual fee period, the payment under clause 5 must be made in respect of the additional member:

(a)	if the scheme becomes applicable to that member during the period of 3 months ending on 31 March—not later than 31 March, or
(b)	if the scheme becomes applicable to that member during the period of 3 months ending on 30 June—not later than 30 June, or
(c)	if the scheme becomes applicable to that member during the period of 3 months ending on 30 September—not later than 30 September, or

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Schedule 1	Amendments

(d) if the scheme becomes applicable to that member during the period of 3 months ending on 31 December—not later than 31 January of the following year.

[4]      Clause 8 Remission and waiver of amounts payable

Insert “or waive” after “remit” in clause 8 (1).

[5]      Clause 8 (2) and (3)

Omit “Secretary” wherever occurring. Insert instead “Executive Officer”.

[6]      Clause 8 (3)

Insert “or waived” after “remitted”.

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