Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Futures Industry (Application of Laws) Act 1986 - SECT 7

Fees payable

7. Fees payable



(1) There shall be paid to the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs, for and on
behalf of the State, for or in respect of-

   (a)  the lodgment of documents with the Commission under the applied
        provisions;



   (b)  the registration of documents under the applied provisions or the
        inspection or search of registers kept by, or documents in the custody
        of, the Commission under the applied provisions;

   (c)  the production by the Commission, pursuant to a subpoena, of any
        register kept by, or documents in the custody of, the Commission under
        the applied provisions;

   (d)  the issuing of documents or copies of documents, the granting of
        licences, consents or approvals or the doing of other acts or things
        by the Ministerial Council or the Commission under the applied
        provisions;

   (e)  the making of inquiries of, or applications to, the Ministerial
        Council or the Commission in relation to matters arising under the
        applied provisions; and

   (f)  the submission to the Commission of documents for examination by the
        Commission-

such fees (if any) as are prescribed by regulations in force for the time
being under the Futures Industry (Fees) Act 1986 of the Commonwealth and
specified in the Schedule to those regulations as if amended as set out in
Schedule 3 and as if, unless the contrary intention appears, the expressions
used had the same respective meanings as in the applied provisions.

(2) Where a fee is payable to the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs for and
on behalf of the State under subsection (1) for or in respect of the lodgment
of a document with the Commission and the document is submitted for lodgment
without payment of the fee, the document shall be deemed not to have been
lodged until the fee has been paid.

(3) Where a fee is payable to the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs for and
on behalf of the State under subsection (1) for or in respect of any matter
involving the doing of any act or thing by the Ministerial Council or the
Commission, the Ministerial Council or the Commission shall not do that act or
thing until the fee has been paid.

(4) This section has effect notwithstanding anything contained in the applied
provisions.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents the Commissioner for Corporate Affairs
for and on behalf of the State from-

   (a)  waiving or reducing, in a particular case or classes of cases, fees
        that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this section; or

   (b)  refunding in whole or in part, in a particular case or classes of
        cases, fees paid pursuant to this section.

(6) In this section, unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used
have the same respective meanings as in the applied provisions.