Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FEES AND CHARGES) REGULATIONS - REG 12

         (1)   Where:

                (a)    an agency or a Minister has made a decision that an applicant is liable to pay, in respect of a request or in respect of the provision of access to the document to which the request relates, a charge or charges other than a charge or charges applicable by virtue of regulation 6 or 7; and

               (b)    the amount, or the estimated amount, of that charge or of those charges exceeds $25;

the agency or Minister may make a decision whether the applicant is required to pay a deposit on account of the charge or charges that the applicant is liable to pay under these Regulations.

         (2)   Where an agency or a Minister has made a decision that an applicant is required to pay a deposit on account of the charge or charges that the applicant is liable to pay under these Regulations, the amount of the deposit is such amount not exceeding:

                (a)    where the amount, or the estimated amount, of the charge or charges exceeds $25 but does not exceed $100 -- $20; or

               (b)    where that amount or estimated amount exceeds $100 -- 25 per centum of that amount or estimated amount;

as is determined by the agency or Minister.