{"id":"emergency-services-levy-act-2002","name":"Emergency Services Levy Act 2002","slug":"emergency-services-levy-act-2002","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30469,"registerId":"wa-emergency-services-levy-act-2002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Emergency Services Levy Act 2002","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEmergency Services Levy Act 2002\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEmergency Services Levy Act 2002\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Emergency services levy imposed 1\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 2\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nEmergency Services Levy Act 2002\n\nAn Act to impose the emergency services levy determined under the *Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998*.\n\n[Long title amended: No. 22 of 2012 s. 120.]\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis Act may be cited as the *Emergency Services Levy Act 2002*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThis Act comes into operation on the day on which section 15 of the *Fire and Emergency Services Legislation (Emergency Services Levy) Amendment Act 2002* comes into operation.\n\n##### 3. Emergency services levy imposed\n\nThe emergency services levy determined under Part 6A of the *Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998* is imposed.\n\n[Section 3 amended: No. 22 of 2012 s. 121.]\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Emergency Services Levy Act 2002* and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and Year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Emergency Services Levy Act 2002* | 39 of 2002 | 5 Dec 2002 | 1 Jan 2003 (see s. 2 and *Gazette* 30 Dec 2002 p. 6635) |\n| *Fire and Emergency Services Legislation Amendment Act 2012* Pt. 7 Div. 5 | 22 of 2012 | 29 Aug 2012 | 1 Nov 2012 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 31 Oct 2012 p. 5255) |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act has been amended (notably in 2012: see compilation table and amendment notes). Its core legal effect remains to impose the emergency services levy as determined under Part 6A of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 (s. 3), but the amendments updated references and alignment with that Part and related commencement timing (s. 2), rather than creating a standalone new levy regime."},"complexity_factors":["Relies almost entirely on cross-reference to Part 6A of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 (s. 3) for definitions, liability, rates, exemptions and enforcement.","Very brief text (three sections) creates legal dependence on external Act and amendment instruments for operational detail.","Commencement is tied to another amendment Act (s. 2), adding timing dependency for coming-into-force.","2012 amendments modified the long title and s. 3 (compilation table notes), so historical and amended versions must be reconciled for interpretation.","Administrative discretion and implementation details (who pays, how collected, penalties) are exercised under the Fire and Emergency Services Act rather than this Act, increasing practical complexity despite statutory brevity."],"plain_english_summary":"This short Act makes the emergency services levy legally payable by the persons and on the properties specified in Part 6A of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998. It does not set rates or collection rules itself; it simply imposes the levy mechanism that the Fire and Emergency Services Act defines. People and entities who are made liable under Part 6A must pay; the administering agency sets and collects the levy under that other Act."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope changed from original intent — no legislative text was provided or retrievable from the supplied source."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source URL returned a 'page not found' error","Analysis is impossible without the actual content of the Act","Complexity score of 1 reflects absence of data, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"**No legislation content could be retrieved.**\n\nThe link provided for the *Emergency Services Levy Act 2002* (Western Australia) returned an error page — the content is no longer available at that web address due to system upgrades on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\n**What we do know from the title alone:**\n- This is a Western Australian Act from 2002\n- It relates to a levy (a compulsory charge) funding emergency services — likely covering fire, ambulance, and related emergency response organisations in WA\n- It would typically affect property owners and/or ratepayers who are required to contribute to emergency services funding\n\n**To access the actual legislation**, visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) and search directly for the *Emergency Services Levy Act 2002*."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. The 2012 amendment merely updated the cross-reference to reflect restructuring of the Fire and Emergency Services Act (changing the referenced part from Part 6 to Part 6A), without expanding the Act's substantive scope or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, commencement, and imposition)","Zero defined terms in the Act itself","Single substantive provision (section 3) consisting of one sentence","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the Act","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to commencement provisions and the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998)","Total length under 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short Western Australian law that does one thing: it officially creates a tax called the 'emergency services levy'. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Imposes a levy** (a type of tax) on property owners to fund emergency services like fire brigades and ambulance services\n- The actual rules about how much people pay, who has to pay, and exemptions are all in a different law — the *Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners in Western Australia who are required to pay the emergency services levy under the other Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This Act is the legal foundation that makes the levy valid. Without this specific 'imposition' Act, the government couldn't legally collect the money, even if the other Act had all the calculation rules. This is a constitutional requirement — taxes must be imposed by a standalone Act of Parliament, not just tucked into administrative rules.\n\n**Key point:** Think of this as the 'on switch' for the tax. The complicated stuff lives elsewhere."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/emergency-services-levy-act-2002/documents"}}