Summary Offences (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020 (SA)

South Australia

Summary Offences (Fee Notices) Variation Regulations 2020

under the Summary Offences Act 1953

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Summary Offences Regulations 2016

4            Insertion of regulation 8A

8A          Refund of application fee

5            Revocation of Schedule 3

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Summary Offences (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 Summary Offences Regulations 2016

4—Insertion of regulation 8A

After regulation 8 insert:

8A—Refund of application fee

The Minister may refund the whole or part of the prescribed fee for an application to the Minister for an exempt person declaration under section 21F(5)(b) of the Act if—

(a)in the Minister's opinion, the weapon concerned is not a prohibited weapon; or

(b)in the Minister's opinion, the applicant falls within a category of exempt person in Schedule 2 of the Act; or

(c)the application is refused.

5—Revocation of Schedule 3

Schedule 3—delete the Schedule

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 127 of 2020