Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
credit card means —
(a) an
article of a kind commonly known as a credit card; or
(b) any
similar article intended for use in obtaining cash, goods or services on
credit;
credit or debit card administration fee means a
fee, not exceeding the amount approved under this section, for the making of a
payment by use of a credit card or debit card;
debit card means an article intended for use by a
person in obtaining access to an account that is held by the person for the
purpose of withdrawing or depositing cash or obtaining goods or services;
statutory corporation has the meaning given in
section 4B(1).
(2) The imposition of
a credit or debit card administration fee is authorised for the purposes of
section 4(2).
(3) A credit or debit
card administration fee can be imposed by a statutory corporation on a person
making a payment to the statutory corporation by means of a credit card or
debit card.
(4) A credit or debit
card administration fee must not exceed the amount approved by the Treasurer.
(5) Different amounts
can be approved in relation to different types of credit cards or debit cards.
(6) The amount of a
credit or debit card administration fee that is determined in a manner that
has been approved by the Treasurer is to be regarded as having been approved
by the Treasurer.
[Section 5A inserted by No. 17 of 2010
s. 21.]