What belongs in a permit payment file?
The documents that make a permit payment traceable—and why an EFT confirmation alone rarely tells the whole story.
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Plain-language guidance for handling development permit fees, receipts, references and reconciliation questions before they become project delays.
A repeated charge is not always a duplicate
Before disputing a second charge, compare its authority, schedule provision, application stage and assessment basis.
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When the receipt reference does not match the application
A mismatched reference needs a chronology and allocation evidence, not an assumption that money is missing.
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