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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 259 Waiver of fees—application

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 259

Waiver of fees—application

S. 259(1) amended by No. 53/2021 s. 51(2).

    (1)     A person liable to pay prescribed fees under section 257, other than a person liable under section 257(4), may apply to COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria for the waiver of payment of all or part of the fees.

    (2)     An application must—

        (a)     contain the prescribed information; and

        (b)     be made within the prescribed period.

Note

Information contained in an application may be required to be verified by statutory declaration—see section 260.

    (3)     On receiving an application under this section, COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria, subject to and in accordance with the regulations (if any), may—

        (a)     waive payment of all or part of the fees; or

        (b)     refuse to waive payment of the fees.

    (4)     COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria must give notice of its decision under subsection (3) in accordance with the regulations.

    (5)     A notice under subsection (4) must—

        (a)     state the decision of COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria; and

        (b)     contain any other prescribed information.

New s. 260 inserted by No. 44/2020 s. 5.