Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TRADESPERSONS' RIGHTS (COST RECOVERY) REGULATIONS 1993 - REG 4

         (1)   This regulation applies if:

                (a)    an application for a trade certificate (the original application ) is refused; and

               (b)    the applicant subsequently applies for the same kind of trade certificate (the new application ).

         (2)   If the new application includes information that was not available to the committee for the purposes of the original application, the fee payable to the Department in respect of the new application is $300.

         (3)   If the new application does not include information that was not available to the committee for the purposes of the original application:

                (a)    the fee payable to the Department in respect of the new application is $300; but

               (b)    if a trade certificate is granted on the basis of the new application:

                          (i)    the amount of the fee in respect of the new application is taken to become zero; and

                         (ii)    the Secretary must refund to the applicant the amount paid in respect of the new application.