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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Cost recovery

199: Methods of cost recovery

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"How to get back costs when providing a service under the Food Act 2014"

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When you need to recover costs under this law, you can use several methods. You can charge fixed fees or charges, or fees based on a scale or formula. You can also recover the actual and reasonable costs of providing a service, or estimate the costs and adjust the fee later.

You can ask for a deposit before providing a service, which may or may not be refundable. Fees can be imposed on people using the service, or on third parties. You can also charge levies, or use a combination of these methods.

These methods help you recover the costs of providing a service or performing a function under this law.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Cost recovery

199Methods of cost recovery

  1. The methods by which costs may be recovered under this subpart are as follows:

  2. fixed fees or charges:
    1. fees or charges based on a scale or formula or at a rate determined on an hourly or other unit basis:
      1. the recovery by way of fee or charge of actual and reasonable costs expended in or associated with the performance of a service or function:
        1. estimated fees or charges, or fees or charges based on estimated costs, paid before the provision of the service or function, followed by reconciliation and an appropriate further payment or refund after provision of the service or function:
          1. refundable or non-refundable deposits paid before provision of the service or performance of the function:
            1. fees or charges imposed on users of services or on third parties:
              1. levies:
                1. any combination of the above.