New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf clause 103 of EP&A Regulation 1994)
(1) The determination of a fee to accompany a development application must be made before, or within 14 days after, the application is lodged with the consent authority.
(2) A determination made after the lodging of a development application has no effect until notice of the determination is given to the applicant.
(3) A consent authority may refuse to consider a development application for which a fee has been duly determined and notified to the applicant but remains unpaid.