Development Fees

Development Guidelines apply to all land and waters that are managed by Mid West Ports Authority.

Mid West Ports requires Proponents to pay an assessment fee that covers the administration, assessment, management and review costs incurred by MWPA, from receipt of the Development Application through to the close-out of the Approval once all Development Conditions have been complied with, which must be done prior to the commencement of operations.

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Type	Complexity	Estimate Cost of Construction Works*	Assessment Fee (Per Development Application)
Type	Complexity	Estimate Cost of Construction Works*	Port Developments	FBH Developments
Type 1	Minor Developments	Up to $20,000	$150	$150
Type 1	Minor Developments	Between $20,000 and $500,000	$1,000 plus 0.6% of the value of the proposed works above $20,000 (Range $1,000-$3,880)	$1,000 plus 0.15% of the value of the proposed works above $20,000. For example: · ($20,000 = 1,000) · ($0.5M = $1,720) · ($1.0M = $2,460)
Type 2	Relatively Uncomplicated Developments	Between $500,000-$1 million	$3,880 plus 0.4% of the value of the proposed works above $50,000 (Range $3,880-$5,800) + Cost of any external consultants, third-party reviewers, or third-party audits.
Type 3	Complex Developments	Between $1-$2 million	$5,800 plus 0.2% of the value of the proposed works above $1M · ($2.0M = $7,880) + Cost of any external consultants, third-party reviewers, or third-party audits.	$2,500 plus 0/15% of the value of the proposed works above $1M, and not to exceed the fee for Port Development of the same value. For example: · ($2M = $4,000) · ($5M = $8,500) + Cost of any external consultants, third-party reviewers, or third-party audits.
Type 3	Complex Developments	Greater than $2 million	$10,000 plus 0.1% of the value of the proposed works. · ($5.0M = $12,500) + Cost of any external consultants, third-party reviewers, or third-party audits.

Mid West Ports may require third-party review(s) to be undertaken on a specific component(s) of the proposed development, in order to make a proper and fully-informed assessment. Mid West Ports will advise the Applicant if it intended to commission a third-party review of the development. The Proponent will be responsible for paying to Mid West Ports all reasonable costs of supervision and third-party fees/charges for review(s). Any report(s) produced from the review(s) will be made available to the Proponent.