1Purpose

1 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to—

S. 1(a) amended by No. 20/2019 s. 173, substituted by No. 16/2025 s. 5(a).

(a) provide emergency services and volunteers funding by imposing a levy on all land in Victoria, unless specifically exempted; and

(b) provide for the appointment of each Council as a collection agency in respect of its municipal district; and

(c) enable the Minister to direct a Council to be a collection agency in respect of land not located in its municipal district; and

S. 1(d) amended by No. 16/2025 s. 5(b).

(d) enable a collection agency to collect the levy; and

(e) to provide for the Commissioner of State Revenue—

S. 1(e)(i) amended by No. 16/2025 s. 5(c)(i).

(i) to receive the levy collected by collection agencies and pay it into the Consolidated Fund; and

S. 1(e)(ii) amended by No. 16/2025 s. 5(c)(ii).

(ii) to generally monitor the performance of collection agencies.

S. 1(f)(g) repealed by No. 16/2025 s. 5(d).