SCHEDULE OF FEES & CHARGES 
 
APPLICATION FOR ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS 
 
(Under the Freedom of Information Act 1992, s.12 pg,6) 
 
 
 
 
 
DESCRIPTION 
COST 
1. 
 
TYPE OF FEE 
 
 
$30.00 
a.  Application fee under section 12(1)(e) of the Act. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. 
TYPE OF CHARGE 
 
a.  Charge for time taken by staff dealing with the application (per hour or 
$30.00 
pro rata for a part of an hour). 
 
 
b.  Charge for access time supervised by staff (per hour, or pro rata for a 
$30.00 
part of an hour), 
 
Plus the actual additional cost to the agency of any special 
Actual Cost 
arrangements (e.g. hire of facilities or equipment). 
 
 
c.  Charges for photocopying – 
 
i.   per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour of staff time, and 
$30.00 
           
ii   per copy 
 
 
- 
A4 Black and White 
20¢ 
 
 
 
d.  Charge for duplicating a tape, film or computer information 
Actual Cost 
 
 
Actual Cost 
e.  Charge for delivery, packaging and postage 
 
 
 
 
 
3. 
 
ADVANCE DEPOSITS 
 
25% 
a.  Advance deposit which may be required by an agency under 
 
section 18(1) of the Act, expressed as a percentage of the estimated 
charges which will be payable in excess of the application fee. 
 
b.  Further advance deposit which may be required by an agency under 
75% 
section 18(4) of the Act, expressed as a percentage of the estimated 
charges which will be payable in excess of the application fee. 
 
 

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Document Outline

• COST
• TYPE OF FEE
• Application fee under section 12(1)(e) of the Act.
• TYPE OF CHARGE
• Charge for time taken by staff dealing with the application (per hour or pro rata for a part of an hour).
• Charge for access time supervised by staff (per hour, or pro rata for a part of an hour),
• Charges for photocopying –
• Charge for duplicating a tape, film or computer information
• Charge for delivery, packaging and postage
• ADVANCE DEPOSITS
• Advance deposit which may be required by an agency under section 18(1) of the Act, expressed as a percentage of the estimated charges which will be payable in excess of the application fee.
• Further advance deposit which may be required by an agency under section 18(4) of the Act, expressed as a percentage of the estimated charges which will be payable in excess of the application fee.

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