Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Insert the following heading to section 132 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 —
" Reduction, waiver, postponement, remission or refund of fees ".
(2) For section 132(1) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 substitute —
"(1) The principal registrar in any case may reduce, waive, postpone, remit or refund any fee payable under this Act or the regulations if the principal registrar considers that the payment of the fee would cause the person responsible for its payment financial hardship or on any other prescribed ground in the regulations.
(1A) If a fee or charge for services provided by the Tribunal of a kind not referred to in subsection (1) is payable, the principal registrar, on application, may reduce, waive, postpone, remit or refund the fee or charge if the principal registrar considers the payment of the fee or charge would cause the person responsible for its payment financial hardship or on any other prescribed ground in the regulations.
(3) In section 132(2) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 for "waived or reduced" (where twice occurring) substitute "reduced, waived, postponed, remitted or refunded".
(4) In section 132(2) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 , after "subsection (1)" insert "or subsection (1A)".