Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister representing the Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment Participation and the Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, upon notice, on 9 October 2012 :

For each department and agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and each Commonwealth authority under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 within the Minister's portfolio: For each of the following items: (a) licences; (b) registrations; (c) fee for services; and (d) permits (and all other permission structures): (1) How many are administered to the non-government sector. (2) What are the associated fees with each item, and which sectors of the community are required to hold each. (3) How often does each item require renewal. (4) What fees have been paid for each item for the following financial years (or since the item was introduced since 2007-08): (a) 2007-08; (b) 2008-09; (c) 2009-10; (d) 2010-11; (e) 2011-12; and (f) 2012-13. (5) How much total revenue is collected annually from each of the listed items.

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Details are provided in Attachment A.

Attachment A

Fair Work Australia collects fee for making an application to FWA under subsections 367(2) (c), 395 (2) (c), 373 (2) (c) and 775(2) (c) of the Fair Work Act 2009. This is not a fee for service.

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1 Fair Work Australia charge application fees prescribed by s.367 of the Fair Work Act 2009. These fees are obtained by consolidated funds.

2 Right of Entry permits are upon application by a person wishing to exercise a right of entry into a workplace. They are not compulsory unless you seek to exercise the right under Part 3 4 of the Fair Work Act 2009.