Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Disability Services and Other Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2022.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 July 2022.Part 2Amendment of Disability Services Regulation 20173Regulation amendedThis part amends the Disability Services Regulation 2017.4Insertion of new s 17AAfter section 17—insert—17ARounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units(1)This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units.(2)For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded—

(a)if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or

(b)if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards).

Example—If a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.5Amendment of s 18 (Refund or waiver of fees)Section 18(2), ‘the prescribed application fee mentioned in schedule 1, item 2’—omit, insert—a prescribed application fee mentioned in schedule 1, item 2 or 46Replacement of sch 1 (Fees)Schedule 1—omit, insert—Schedule 1Feessection 17Part 1Particular fees related to NDIS clearances$1Application for an NDIS clearance (Act, s 68(1)(c))—(a)for a volunteernil(b)for an applicant who proposes to carry out disability work as an NDIS sole trader, or as an NDIS sole trader and a State sole trader, only on an unpaid basisnil(c)otherwise129.002Prescribed application fee (Act, s 103)—(a)for a person who holds an NDIS clearance who is engaged to carry out disability work other than as a volunteer129.00(b)for an NDIS sole trader who carries out disability work for financial reward129.00Part 2Other feesFee units3Application for a State clearance (Act, s 68(1)(c))—(a)for a volunteernil(b)for an applicant who proposes to carry out State disability work as a State sole trader only on an unpaid basisnil(c)otherwise97.604Prescribed application fee (Act, s 103)—(a)for a person who holds a State clearance who is engaged to carry out disability work other than as a volunteer97.60(b)for a State sole trader who carries out disability work for financial reward97.605Application for a replacement clearance card (Act, s 105(2)(b))14.756Application to cancel an exclusion (Act, s 131(1)(c))—(a)for an NDIS exclusion119.00(b)for a State exclusion97.60Part 3Amendment of Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Regulation 20207Regulation amendedThis part amends the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Regulation 2020.8Insertion of new s 7AAfter section 7—insert—7ARounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units(1)This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units.(2)For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded—

(a)if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or

(b)if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards).

Example—If a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.9Replacement of sch 2 (Fees)Schedule 2—omit, insert—Schedule 2Feessection 7$1Working with children check (general) application (Act, s 188(2))—(a)if the application is made as a combined application under section 187A(2) of the Act15.00(b)if the application is made by the holder of a disability clearance15.00(c)if the application is made by a person who has made a disability worker screening application that has not been decided15.002Fee for the chief executive giving information under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, s 15D (Act, s 401(3))11.55Fee units3Eligibility application (Act, s 178(3)(c))95.554Working with children check (general) application, other than an application already mentioned in this schedule (Act, s 188(2))95.555Application to cancel negative notice (Act, s 304H(1)(d))95.556Replacement working with children card (Act, ss 347(2)(b) and 348(3))14.45