❓ Question on Notice regarding fee reviews within agencies under the Minister's portfolio, revealing instances of fees exceeding cost recovery, particularly within port authorities and Landgate, often justified by legislation or commercial mandates.
AnsweredQoN 4187Legislative Assembly
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For each agency, department, authority and Government Trading Enterprise under the Minister's portfolio: (a) how many reviews of their agencies’ fees and charges have been conducted since 17 March 2017; (b) did any of these reviews identify any fee or charge that is above cost recovery; (c) if yes to (b), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges identified; (ii) the amount the fee or charge was above cost recovery; and (iii) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; (d) did any of these reviews result in an increase in any fee or charge that was above cost recovery; and; (e) if yes to (d), could you please provide: (i) a list of the fees or charges that were increased; (ii) the amount that the fee or charge increased; (iii) how much above cost recovery was the new fee or charge; and; and (iv) the reason for the fee or charge being above cost recovery; and (f) if yes to (b) have any fees or charges been reduced as a result of the identification of over recovery: (i) if yes, what were the fees and charges that were reduced, and what was the amount each fee or charge was reduced?
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Answered
21 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands
Response time
13 days
Former Department of Planning
(a) Nil
(b)-(f) Not applicable
Former Department of Lands
(a) Nil
(b)-(f) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a) 3
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c)
(i)-(ii) Form 2A - $0.07m; Form 3A - $0.04m; Form 1C - $0.22m; Clause 42 - $0.14m; Clause 47 - $0.01m
(iii) The anticipated costs allocated in the fees and charges model were lower than anticipated while the volumes of application were higher than anticipated.
(d) Yes
(e)
(i)-(iii) Form 1A, Form 2A, Form 3A, Form 1C, Form 1B, Form 1D, Clause 42, Clause 47 and Clause 53 – subject to fee increase of 6.3%
(iv) The 6.3 per cent increase resulted in over and under recovery of some fees. Overall, the total fees and charges achieved a full cost recovery of $0.01 million.
(f) No
Department of Transport
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Public Transport Authority
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Southern Ports Authority
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Landcorp
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Landgate
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c)
(i)-(ii) Document registration fees - $4.65; Searching activity fees: Full search fee - $8.24, Check search fee - $4.12; Plan fees: Deposited plan lodged and strata plans - $14.55, Deposited plan lots created and strata lots created - $3.84
(iii) The Land Legislation Amendment Act 2015 and the Land Legislation Amendment (Taxing) Act 2015 enables Landgate to set fees for regulated services above cost recovery.
(d)-(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) 1
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
(a) Nil
(b)-(f) Not applicable
Former Department of Lands
(a) Nil
(b)-(f) Not applicable
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
(a) 3
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Western Australian Planning Commission
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c)
(i)-(ii) Form 2A - $0.07m; Form 3A - $0.04m; Form 1C - $0.22m; Clause 42 - $0.14m; Clause 47 - $0.01m
(iii) The anticipated costs allocated in the fees and charges model were lower than anticipated while the volumes of application were higher than anticipated.
(d) Yes
(e)
(i)-(iii) Form 1A, Form 2A, Form 3A, Form 1C, Form 1B, Form 1D, Clause 42, Clause 47 and Clause 53 – subject to fee increase of 6.3%
(iv) The 6.3 per cent increase resulted in over and under recovery of some fees. Overall, the total fees and charges achieved a full cost recovery of $0.01 million.
(f) No
Department of Transport
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Main Roads Western Australia
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Public Transport Authority
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Fremantle Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Kimberley Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Mid West Ports Authority
(a) 2
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Pilbara Ports Authority
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Southern Ports Authority
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c) [See tabled paper no.] Port authorities are required under section 34 of the Port Authorities Act 1999 to operate in a commercial manner.
(d) Yes
(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Landcorp
(a) 2
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e)-(f) Not applicable
Landgate
(a) 1
(b) Yes
(c)
(i)-(ii) Document registration fees - $4.65; Searching activity fees: Full search fee - $8.24, Check search fee - $4.12; Plan fees: Deposited plan lodged and strata plans - $14.55, Deposited plan lots created and strata lots created - $3.84
(iii) The Land Legislation Amendment Act 2015 and the Land Legislation Amendment (Taxing) Act 2015 enables Landgate to set fees for regulated services above cost recovery.
(d)-(e) Refer to (c)
(f) No
Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority
(a) 1
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) No
(e) Not applicable
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