(1) The Board may notify the applicant in writing that the Board:
(a) needs to make inquiries in order to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for registration referred to in subsection 29A(2); and
(b) requires the applicant to pay the Board a specified amount towards the cost of those inquiries.
(2) The Board may refuse to consider the application until the applicant pays the Board that amount.
(3) An amount specified in a notice under subsection (1) must not exceed the higher of:
(a) $1,000; and
(b) the amount (if any) specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subsection;
and must not be such as to amount to taxation.