To claim an approved exemption the exemption number needs to registered in Mandalay CS. This is done using the Events tab in Administration. There is a specific event type of Levy Exemption that you will be able to use to setup charities and other approved exemption types.

To see only the Levy Exemption event types make sure to set you event type filter at the bottom of the list to Levy Exemption. 

1. Press add to create a new levy exemption.
2. Enter the name for the exemption. In this case the exemption code has been set as the name but you could use anything to describe the exemption, such as the name of the exemption E.g. Charity Exemption
3. Set the Type to Levy Exemption.
4. Enter the exemption code.
5. Set the code required option to on. This will ensure an exemption number is always collected.
6. Press the apply button to save the new exemption event.

This Levy Exemption event can now be set against the product that you are using in the next step.

Each approved exemption can be setup in Mandalay CS against a specific product that is used the claim the exemption. This ensures that all transactions have the correct exemption and is reported accurately when the submission is created.

1. Set to an internal reference code  for specific exempt waste material.
2. Set the name of the product to one that the weighbridge operator will identify.
3. Select the specific approved exemption type of this product.
4. The approved exemption number can be entered here however if it was set as the default code in the earlier Event Set Up step it can be left blank and the default code will then be applied to any exempt waste automatically from the Event.  
5. To ensure a charity exemption can not be claimed against the product tick the option to 'Disallow Client Levy Exemptions'

Once setup as a product record, any waste disposed against this product will be exempt from the levy.

All the valid general exemptions have been deployed as part of the QLD levy data so there is no need to register these in the Events tab as you do for the approved exemptions.

To register a product for a general exemption you just need to select the application exemption from the Exemption list on the product. There is no need to enter the code as this is already set against the event as a default code.

All valid general exemptions can be found in the Levy Detailed Data File specification provided by the state government.

Note: Make sure to tick the disallow client levy exemptions against these products.

If you have inadvertently applied an exemption incorrectly and transactions have been recorded with these exemptions, you will need to correct the administration data first and then replace each transaction where the exemption was incorrectly reported.