Radiocommunications Act 1989

Registration

20: Fees in relation to defective applications

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"What happens to your fees if your application is incorrect"

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You pay fees when you lodge an instrument with the Registrar. If the Registrar returns your instrument because it is defective, you might lose your fees. You can stop this from happening if you fix the problems and lodge the instrument again within 40 working days. You will lose your fees if the Registrar returns your instrument for other reasons. The Registrar will tell you why your instrument is defective. You need to follow the rules to avoid losing your fees. Some rules do not apply to spectrum licences or changes to them. These rules are explained in sections like section 18(a), section 19(b), section 25(1), and section 57C.

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19: Failure to comply with requisition, or

"What happens if you don't follow the Registrar's instructions to fix an issue with a lodged instrument?"

21: Copies of documents and requisitions, or

"Getting copies of important papers and requests"

Part 3Registration

20Fees in relation to defective applications

Where any instrument is returned as provided in section 18(a), any fees paid to the Registrar in respect of the instrument shall be forfeited, unless any matter required to be rectified to enable the instrument to be registered is so rectified and the instrument is again lodged with the Registrar within a period of 40 working days from the date of its return by the Registrar under section 18(a).
Where any instrument is returned as provided in section 19(b), any fees paid to the Registrar in respect of that instrument shall be forfeited.
Nothing in this section applies in respect of any spectrum licence that is returned under section 25(1) or to any modification of a spectrum licence that is returned under section 57C.

Notes

Section 20(3): substituted, on 12 October 2001, by section 9 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).