New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12A Fees

• (1) Regulations made under section 13(1)(a) may prescribe fees for—

  • (a) the making of any application or request under this Act to the Registrar-General, the chief executive, or a social worker; or

  • (b) the approval of any person or organisation under section 12; or

  • (c) the doing of any other act under this Act by the Registrar-General, the chief executive, or a social worker.

  (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Official Information Act 1982, the Registrar-General, the chief executive, or a social worker (as the case may be) may refuse to—

  • (a) accept any application or request under this Act; or

  • (b) approve any person or organisation under section 12; or

  • (c) do any other act under this Act,—

  for which or for the making or doing of which a fee is prescribed (whether under this Act or by or under any other enactment) unless the fee has been paid.

  (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2),—

  • (a) the Registrar-General may—

    • (i) dispense with the payment of all or any part of any fee payable to the Registrar-General under this Act; or

    • (ii) refund all or any part of any fee paid to the Registrar-General under this Act; and

  • (b) the chief executive may—

    • (i) dispense with the payment of all or any part of any fee payable to the chief executive or a social worker under this Act; or

    • (ii) refund all or any part of any fee paid to the chief executive or a social worker under this Act.

  Section 12A: inserted, on 8 August 1991, by section 2(1) of the Adult Adoption Information Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 94).

  Section 12A(1)(a): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).

  Section 12A(1)(c): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).

  Section 12A(2): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).

  Section 12A(3)(b): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).

  Section 12A(3)(b)(i): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).

  Section 12A(3)(b)(ii): amended, on 1 October 1999, by section 13 of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82).