Government and Administration Organisation Act
(GAOA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil is­sues pro­vi­sions on char­ging ap­pro­pri­ate fees for de­cisions and oth­er ser­vices provided by the Fed­er­al Ad­min­is­tra­tion.

² It reg­u­lates the char­ging of fees in de­tail, in par­tic­u­lar:

a.

the pro­ced­ure for char­ging fees;

b.

the level of the fees;

c.

the ques­tion of li­ab­il­ity when two or more people are re­quired to pay fees;

d.

the time lim­its re­lat­ing to the char­ging of fees.

³ When set­ting fees, it ob­serves the prin­ciples of equi­val­ence and cost re­cov­ery.

⁴ It may make ex­cep­tions in char­ging fees provided the de­cision or ser­vice is of over­rid­ing pub­lic in­terest.