Western Australian Consolidated Acts

INTERPRETATION ACT 1984 - SECT 45

45 .         Fees and charges

        (1)         Where provision is made by subsidiary legislation in respect of fees or charges, the subsidiary legislation may provide for all or any of the following matters — 

            (a)         specific fees or charges; and

            (b)         maximum or minimum fees or charges; and

            (c)         maximum and minimum fees or charges; and

            (d)         ad valorem fees or charges; and

            (e)         the payment of fees and charges either generally or under specified conditions or in specified circumstances; and

            (f)         the reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of such fees or charges.

        (2)         Where any reduction, waiver or refund, in whole or in part, of any fee or charge is provided for by subsidiary legislation, such reduction, waiver or refund may be expressed to apply or be applicable either generally or specifically — 

            (a)         in respect of certain matters or transactions or classes of matter or transaction; or

            (b)         in respect of certain documents or classes of document; or

            (c)         when any event happens or ceases to happen; or

            (d)         in respect of certain persons or classes of person; or

            (e)         in respect of any combination of such matters, transactions, documents, events, or persons,

                and may be expressed to apply or to be applicable subject to such conditions as may be specified in the subsidiary legislation or in the discretion of any person specified in the subsidiary legislation.

        (3)         Subject to section 3(3), this section applies to subsidiary legislation made under a power conferred by an enactment passed after the commencement of this Act.