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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

S.R. No. 17/2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objectives

2.Authorising provision

3.Commencement

4.Fees

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STATUTORY RULES 2005

S.R. No. 17/2005

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

The Lieutenant-Governor, having assumed the administration of the government of the State, with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 12 April 2005

Responsible Minister:

ROB HULLS
Attorney-General

RUTH LEACH

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to—

(a)provide that fees are not payable for the commencement of proceedings at VCAT under the Health Records Act 2001 and the Information Privacy Act 2000; and

(b)provide that a particular fee applies for the commencement of proceedings at VCAT under the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 where no specific amount is sought; and

(c)provide for the principal registrar to accept reduced fees in specified circumstances.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 161 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998.

3.Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 18 April 2005.

4.Fees

(1)After regulation 4(3) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Fees) Regulations 2001[1] insert—

"(4)For the purposes of section 132 of the Act, the principal registrar may reduce a fee payable under the Act or the regulations to an amount that is not less than the relevant fee payable in the previous financial year if—

(a)a fee has been tendered to the principal registrar that is not less than the relevant fee payable in the previous financial year; and

(b)the principal registrar considers that the cost to VCAT of collecting the difference between the amount of the fee tendered and the correct fee exceeds the amount of that difference.".

(2)In Part A of the Table to regulation 4 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Fees) Regulations 2001—

(a)after item 1(f), insert—

"(faa)Health Records Act 2001;

(fab)Information Privacy Act 2000;";

(b)in item 4(t), after "$100 000" insert "or where no specific amount is sought".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 160/2001 as amended by S.R. Nos 1/2002, 17/2002, 56/2003, 73/2004 and 88/2004.