Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

This section applies if:

a fee is worked out by a person to whom a function or power is delegated under:

section 515 or 515AAA of this Act; or

for a fee in relation to a function or power of the CEO under this Act—subsection 59(1) of the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025; and

a method prescribed by the regulations under subsection 520(4C) of this Act has been used to work out the fee; and

the person required to pay the fee is dissatisfied with the way the method was used.

The person may apply to the following persons for reconsideration of the way the method was used to work out the fee:

for a fee that relates to a function or power of the CEO under this Act—the CEO;

for all other fees—the Secretary.

The application must:

be in a form prescribed by the regulations; and

set out the reasons for the application.

The application must be made within 30 business days after the applicant is informed of the fee.

A person may apply only once in relation to a fee.