(1) If services are provided by a protective service officer or a special protective service officer at the request of a person other than:
(a) a person holding office under the Commonwealth; or
(b) a Commonwealth authority;
the Commissioner may charge for the services.
(2) A charge made under subsection (1) must be an amount reasonably related to the cost of providing the services.
"Commonwealth authority" means:
(a) a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, established for a public purpose:
(i) by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory other than the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or
(ii) by the Governor - General or a Minister; or
(b) an incorporated company in which the Commonwealth or a body described in paragraph (a) has a controlling interest; or
(c) any other agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth.