8   Applications for authorities and exemptions (clause 1 of Schedule 1A)

(1)  For the purposes of clause 1 (1) of Schedule 1A to the Act, the following fees are the prescribed fees for an application for an employer’s authority or for an exemption from the requirement to hold such an authority:

(a)  $1,000, in the case of an application that relates to work that involves participation in any entertainment, exhibition or performance, as referred to in section 52 (1) (a) or (b) of the Act,

(b)  $500, in the case of an application that relates to work that involves offering anything for sale door-to-door, as referred to in section 52 (1) (c) of the Act,

(c)  $440, in the case of an application that relates to work that involves participation in still photographic sessions.

(2)  The Minister may reduce the amount of any such fee by up to 50 per cent if satisfied that the number of children that the applicant seeks to employ under the authority at any one time is not more than 5 and the period for which the authority is sought is not more than 1 month.

(3)  The Minister may reduce the amount of any fee payable under this clause by up to 10 per cent if satisfied that the applicant displays a proven commitment to the principles of the Code of Practice.

(4)  In the case of a fee that has been reduced in accordance with subclause (2), the reduction permitted by subclause (3) applies to the fee as so reduced.