Fees Act 1976 (NI)

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NORFOLK  ISLAND

 

 

FEES ACT 1976

 

Act No. 3 of 1976

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

 

 

 1. Short title

 2. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963

 3. Amendments of Acts

 4. Citation of amended Acts

  Schedule 1

  Schedule 2

 

 

NORFOLK  ISLAND

 

Fees Act 1976

Act No. 3 of 1976

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To amend certain Acts to provide for the imposition and variation of certain fees

 

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Act under the Norfolk Island Act 1957-1973.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of May, 1976.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

R.G. Withers

Minister of State for Administrative Affairs

 

Short title

 1. This Act may be cited as the Fees Act 1976.

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963

 2. The Fifth Schedule to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 is repealed and the following Schedule substituted

 

Fifth Schedule

Subsection 51(7)

Fees

 

First Column

Item

Second Column

Matters

Third Column

Fees

1

 

 

Search in register and issue of copy of entry

$

1.00

2

Search in Register of Births and issue of extract from entry containing only the name, and date and place of birth, of person

0.50

3

Search in Register of Births and issue of extract from entry containing particulars in addition to name, and date and place of birth, of person

1.00

4

Search in register, other than  Register of Births, and issue of extract from entry

1.00

5

Where correct particulars of entry not stated in application, additional fee for searching for and identifying correct entry

0.50

 

Amendments of Acts

 3. The Acts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 are amended as respectively specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

Citation of amended Acts

 4. The Acts specified in column 1 of Schedule 2, as amended by this Act, may be cited as respectively specified in column 2 of that Schedule.

 

SCHEDULE 1

Section 3

Amendments of Acts

 

Column 1

Acts amended

Column 2

Amendments

Auctioneers Act 1926-1964

Section 17

Omit from subsection (1) “five pounds”, substitute “$20”.

Section 18

Omit from subsection (4) “Seven shillings”, substitute “$3”.

Birds Protection Act 1913-1964

Section 9

Omit “Five shillings”, substitute “$2”.

Brands and Marks Act 1949-1964

Section 5

Omit from subsection (2) “sixpence”, substitute “$2”.

Crown Lands Act 1913-1975

Section 5

Omit “one pound ten shillings”, substitute “$10”.

Dogs Registration Act 1936

Section 9

Omit from paragraph (a) “Five shillings”, substitute “$1”.

Omit from paragraph (b) “Seven shillings and sixpence”, substitute “$1.50”.

Fencing Act 1913-1964

Section 5

Omit “Two shillings”, substitute “$5”.

Gun Licence Act 1958-1964

Section 5

Omit from subsection (5) “Two shillings and sixpence”,  substitute “$2.50”.

Liquor Act 1960-1973

Section 12

Omit from subsection (7) “Four dollars”, substitue “$5”.

Section 18

Omit from subsection (3) “Twenty dollars” (wherever occurring), substitute “$30”.

Column 1

Acts amended

Column 2

Amendments

Mercantile Law Act 1959-1964

Section 7

Add the following subsection

“(2)  The fee for the registration of a Bill of Sale under this Act is $10.”.

Section 9

Add the following subsection 

“(5)  The fee for the renewal of the registration of a Bill of Sale under this Act is $5.”.

Section 10

Omit from subsection (1) “Ten shillings”, substitute “$5”.

Section 14

Add the following subsection 

“(3)  The fee for the registratio of a lien on a crop under this Act is $10.”.

Section 23

Omit from subsection (1) “Two shillings and sixpence”, substitute “$1”.

Motor Vehicle Act 1929-1973

Section 6

Omit from subsection (1) “Two dollars”, substitute “$5”.

Section 7

Omit from subsection (3B) “One dollar”, substitute “$2”.

Omit from subsection (3B) “fifty cents”, substitute “$1”.

Section 8B

Omit from subsection (3) “Fifty cents”, substitute “$1”.

Section 21A

Omit from subsection (4) “One dollar and twenty-five cents”, substitute “$5”.

Powers of Attorney Act 1959

Section 9

Omit from subsection (2) “One pound”, substitute “$5”.

Add the following subsection

“(6)  The fee for an endorsement by the Registrar on the further copy of an instrument deposited with him under paragraph (4)(b) is 50 cents.”.

Section 12

Omit “Five shillings”, substitute $1”.


Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963

Section 22

Omit from subsection (1) “Five shillings”, substitute “$2”,

Section 57

Omit from subsection (4) “Ten shillings”, substitute “$5”.

Omit from subsection (7) “Two shillings and sixpence”, substitute “$2”.

Registration of Bulls Act 1937-1964

Section 4

Omit from subsection (5) “Five shillings”, substitute “$2”.

Add the following subsection

“(9)  The fee payable for the transfer of a certificate of  registration shall be $1.”.

Registration of Dentists Act 1931

Section 5

Omit “One pound”, substitute “$5”.

Sale of Food Act 1950-1969

Section 5

Omit from subsection (4) “One dollar”, substitute “$10”.

Omit from subsection (4) “Twenty cents”, substitute “$5”.

Omit from subsection (5) “Fifty cents”, substitute “$5”.

Slaughtering Act 1913-1964

Section 5

Omit “two pounds”, substitute “$10”.

Section 10A

Add the following subsection

“(3)  A fee of 50 cents is payable in respect of each head of stock examined by an Inspector under subsection (1).”.

Surveys Act 1937

Section 4

Add the following subsection

“(3) A fee of $10 is payable in respect of the grant of an authorisation under subsection (1).”.

Timber Licences Act 1913-1966

Section 3

Omit from subsection (2) “Seventy-five cents”, substitute “$2”.

Section 14A

Omit from subsection (3) “Twenty-five cents”, substitute “$2”.

 


SCHEDULE 2

Section 4

Citation of Acts

Column 1

Acts amended

Column 2

Citation of Acts as amended

Auctioneers Act 1926-1964

Auctioneers Act 1926-1976

Birds Protection Act 1913-1964

Birds Protection Act 1913-1976

Brands and Marks Act 1949-1964

Brands and Marks Act 1949-1976

Crown Lands Act 1913-1975

Crown Lands Act 1913-1976

Dogs Registration Act 1936

Dogs Registration Act 1936-1976

Fencing act 1913-1964

Fencing Act 1913-1976

Gun Licence Act 1958-1964

Gun Licence Act 1958-1976

Liquor Act 1960-1973

Liquor Act 1960-1976

Mercantile Law Act 1959-1964

Mercantile Law Act 1959-1976

Motor Vehicle Act 1929-1973

Motor Vehicle Act 1929-1976

Powers of Attorney Act 1959

Powers of Attorney Act 1959-1976

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963

Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963-1976

Registration of Bulls Act 1937-1964

Registration of Bulls Act 1937-1976

Registration of Dentists Act 1931

Registration of Dentists Act 1931-1976

Sale of Food Act 1950-1969

Sale of Food Act 1950-1976

Slaughtering Act 1913-1964

Slaughtering Act 1913-1976

Surveys Act 1937

Surveys Act 1937-1976

Timber Licences Act 1913-1966

Timber Licences Act 1913-1976

 

Notified in the Norfolk Island Government Gazette on 31 May 1976.

 

 

 

 

© Norfolk Island Government 2007

The Copyright Act 1968 of the Commonwealth of Australia permits certain reproduction and publication of this legislation. For reproduction or publication beyond that permitted by the Act, written permission must be sought from the Legislative Counsel, Administration of Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, South Pacific 2899.

 

Overview

The Norfolk Island Fees Act 1976 was enacted to amend certain Acts in order to provide for the imposition and variation of certain fees. It was passed by the Parliament of Norfolk Island under the authority of the Norfolk Island Act 1957-1973 and signed into law by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia on 27 May 1976. The primary objective of this Act is to update and standardise fees associated with various activities on Norfolk Island, ensuring they are consistent with contemporary economic conditions and practices. The Act achieves this by amending specified sections of the existing legislation to reflect the updated fee structures, thus formalising and clarifying the financial obligations associated with these activities.

Scope and Application

The Norfolk Island Fees Act 1976 applies to a variety of acts and amendments concerning Norfolk Island, aiming to modernise the fees associated with different transactions and registrations. This Act directly impacts a range of entities, including individuals and businesses involved in activities such as auctioneering, bird protection, branding, crown lands usage, dog registration, fencing, gun licensing, liquor sales, mercantile law, motor vehicle registration, powers of attorney, registration of births, deaths, and marriages, registration of bulls and dentists, sale of food, slaughtering, surveys, and timber licensing. The geographic reach of this Act is confined to Norfolk Island, applying to all specified activities and transactions within its jurisdiction. The Act includes specific amendments to various existing laws, replacing outdated fees with new monetary values in Australian dollars, and in some cases, introducing new fee structures where they did not previously exist. There are no explicit exclusions or exemptions mentioned within the provided text, and it does not appear to extend or restrict its application through subordinate instruments beyond the specified amendments.

Key Provisions

The Norfolk Island Fees Act 1976 (section 2) repeals the Fifth Schedule to the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1963 and substitutes a new schedule that specifies fees for various searches and issues of extracts from registers, such as searches in the Register of Births and the issue of extracts from entries, each with specified fees ranging from $0.50 to $1.00 depending on the detail of the information requested. Additional fees may be charged where the correct particulars of the entry are not stated in the application, with an extra fee of $0.50 applying for the additional search and identification required. The Act (section 3) also amends various other Norfolk Island Acts by updating the monetary values of fees specified within them, replacing the previous currency (pounds, shillings, and pence) with the Australian dollar. The updated fees range from $1.00 for certain searches to $30 for certain liquor licensing activities, reflecting modern economic values. Entities and individuals governed by these Acts are obligated to pay the updated fees as specified in the new schedules and amendments. For example, the Auctioneers Act 1926-1976 now requires an auctioneer to pay $20 for a license, and the Birds Protection Act 1913-1976 specifies a fee of $2 for certain protections or registrations. The Act does not explicitly state any offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences for non-payment or underpayment of the fees specified. However, non-compliance with the fees as updated by this Act could potentially lead to administrative actions under the respective Acts that have been amended, which may include fines, penalties, or other enforcement actions as provided for in those Acts. The exact penalties would be determined by the specific provisions of the individual Acts rather than this Fees Act itself.

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