Aboriginal Heritage (Fees) Regulations 2023

A person who requests the Registrar to give an authorisation under section 16(2) of the Act in respect of 1 or more proposed investigation sites is liable to pay a fee of —

unless paragraph (b) applies — $262; or

if the person is a commercial proponent or government proponent — an amount equal to the sum of —

$262; and

$8 620 multiplied by the number of proposed investigation sites.

The fee must be paid within the period of 14 days after the day on which the request is made.

Despite subregulation (1), an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation is not liable to pay the fee unless the corporation makes the request in connection with an undertaking that is for profit or commercial gain.