reg 10
In forceDifference between estimate and processing fee
10 Difference between estimate and processing fee
(1)
If a public sector organisation gives an applicant a written estimate in accordance with regulation 7 of the processing fee for an application, the organisation must not charge more than the estimate for processing the application.
(2)
If the processing fee paid by an applicant exceeds the total cost of the services and materials specified in the Schedule that are provided in response to the application, the public sector organisation must refund the difference to the applicant.
Schedule
regulation 6
| Services and Materials | Amounts and Rates |
| Searching for and retrieving information and returning it to storage (but not searching for misplaced information) | (a) Personal information – nil (b) Non-personal information (i) stored elsewhere than in secondary storage – $25 for every hour or part of an hour (ii) stored in secondary storage – actual cost |
| Considering and making decision in relation to application (including consultation) | (a) Personal information – nil (b) Non-personal information – $25 for every hour or part of an hour |
| Supervising examination of information by applicant | (a) Personal information (i) first 2 hours – nil (ii) $25 for every hour, or part of an hour, over 2 hours (b) Non-personal information – $25 for every hour or part of an hour |
| Hiring out equipment or facilities to enable applicant to view or listen to disk, film or tape | Actual cost |
| Operating equipment to copy disk, film or tape or to enable applicant to view or listen to disk, film or tape | $25 for every hour or part of an hour |
| Other services to enable applicant to physically access information | Actual cost |
| Photocopies | (a) Black and white, A4 size photocopies – 20 cents per page (b) Other photocopies – actual cost per page |
| Copies of disks, films or tapes | Actual cost per copy |
| Written transcripts | Actual cost per page |
| Packaging materials for delivering or posting articles | Actual cost |
| Delivery or postage charges | Actual cost per article |
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