Section 514YA — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Reconsideration of fee

(1) Upon receiving an application for reconsideration of a fee, the Secretary must: (a) reconsider the way the method was used to work out the fee; and (b) either: (i) confirm the fee; or (ii) work out a new fee by using the method again. (2) The person who undertakes the reconsideration must be: (a) the Secretary; or (b) an employee in the Department who: (i) was not involved in working out the fee; and (ii) occupies a position that is senior to that occupied by any person involved in working out the fee. (3) The Secretary must give to the applicant a written notice that: (a) states the outcome of the reconsideration; and (b) gives reasons for that outcome.