Section 170CA — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Fees

(1) The Minister may, in writing, determine the amounts of fees that may be charged if the approach for assessing the relevant impacts of an action that the Minister has decided is a controlled action is: (a) assessment by inquiry under Division 7 of Part 8; or (b) assessment by strategic assessment under Division 1 of Part 10. (2) Before making a determination, the Minister must consult: (a) the person proposing to take the action; or (b) if the person proposing to take the action is not the designated proponent—the designated proponent; or (c) if the approach is assessment by strategic assessment—the responsible person for the relevant policy, plan or program; about the amounts of fees to be charged. (3) The Minister may, in the determination made under subsection (1), determine the way in which a fee is to be worked out. (4) A determination made under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.