Financial Advisers Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Financial Advisers and Representatives
28. Lodgment and annual fees
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An individual must, on or before the date specified by the Authority, pay to the Authority such fee as may be prescribed by the Authority for the lodgment of documents under section 26 by the individual’s principal in relation to the individual’s appointment as an appointed or provisional representative.
An individual who is an appointed or provisional representative must, on or before the date specified by the Authority each year, pay such annual fee as may be prescribed by the Authority in relation to the retention of the individual’s name in the public register of representatives as an appointed or provisional representative.
provisional representative
“provisional representative”, in respect of a type of financial advisory service, has the meaning given to that expression by section 24, and “provisional representative” means a provisional representative in respect of any type of financial advisory service;
A representative must pay such fee as may be prescribed by the Authority for any resubmission of a form or change in the particulars of a form lodged with the Authority in relation to his or her appointment as an appointed or provisional representative.
representative
“representative” means a person, by whatever name called, in the direct employment of, or acting for, or by arrangement with, a financial adviser, who performs on behalf of the financial adviser any financial advisory service, whether or not the person is remunerated, and whether the person’s remuneration (if any) is by way of salary, wages, commission or otherwise, and includes any officer of the financial adviser who performs for the financial adviser any financial advisory service whether or not the officer is remunerated, and whether the officer’s remuneration (if any) is by way of salary, wages, commission or otherwise;
Unless otherwise prescribed by the Authority, any fee paid to the Authority under this section must not be refunded.
Where the representative fails to pay the fee mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) by the date on which such fee is due, the Authority may impose a late payment fee of a prescribed amount for every day or part of a day that the payment is late and both fees are recoverable by the Authority as a judgment debt.
The fees mentioned in this section must be paid in the manner specified by the Authority.[23H