13Contributions

13 Contributions

S. 13(1) amended by Nos 24/2004 s. 5(a), 9/2022 s. 15(1).

(1) Alpine Resorts Victoria may fix an amount to be paid by any lessee of Crown lands or occupier of other lands within the resort as a contribution towards the costs incurred by Alpine Resorts Victoria in installing, supplying or maintaining all or any of the following services for the resort—

S. 13(1)(a) substituted by Nos 55/2021 s. 194, 9/2022 s. 15(2)(a).

(a) waste disposal, including for the provision of any municipal recycling service, municipal residual waste service, and municipal food organics and garden organics service, within the meaning of the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021, in accordance with the provisions of that Act or any other Act;

(b) water supply;

(c) gas;

(d) drainage;

(e) sewerage;

(f) electricity;

(g) roads;

(h) fire protection;

S. 13(1)(i) amended by No. 24/2004 s. 5(b).

(i) snowmaking;

S. 13(1)(ia) inserted by No. 9/2022 s. 15(2)(b).

(ia) ski patrols;

S. 13(1)(j) inserted by No. 24/2004 s. 5(c).

(j) transport.

(2) A contribution may be—

(a) charged for a particular service or generally for a number of services or both; and

S. 13(2)(b) amended by No. 9/2022 s. 15(3).

(b) imposed as an annual charge or by any other method determined by Alpine Resorts Victoria; and

(c) liable to be paid in a particular case or by a particular class of persons or for a particular class of things.

S. 13(3) amended by No. 9/2022 s. 15(4).

(3) Alpine Resorts Victoria must cause notice of any amount fixed by Alpine Resorts Victoria under subsection (1) to be sent to the person required to pay the amount.

(4) A notice under subsection (3) must—

(a) be in the form approved by the Minister; and

(b) be sent by post.

(5) An amount payable under this section—

(a) is payable in the time and manner specified in the notice; and

S. 13(5)(b) amended by No. 9/2022 s. 15(5).

(b) may, in default of payment, be recovered as a debt due to Alpine Resorts Victoria.

S. 13(6) amended by No. 9/2022 s. 15(6).

(6) If there has been a default in the payment of an amount payable under this section, Alpine Resorts Victoria may recover interest, at the rate for the time being fixed under section 2 of the Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983, on that amount calculated from the time of the default.