74ADeclaration of rating districts

### 74A Declaration of rating districts > *\[Section 74A Inserted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 59 \]* > > > (1)  The Commission, by notice published in the *Gazette*, may declare a part of the State to be a rating district for the purposes of this Part. > > > (2)  A notice under [subsection (1)](#GS74A@Gs1@EN) is to – > > > > > > (a) confer a name on the rating district; and > > > > > > > (b) specify whether the rating district created by the notice is a permanent brigade rating district, volunteer brigade rating district or composite brigade rating district; and > > > > > > > (c) describe that rating district by reference to a plan in the Central Plan Register. > > > (3)  For the purposes of [subsection (2)](#GS74A@Gs2@EN) [(c)](#GS74A@Gs2@Hpc@EN) – > > > > > > (a) the Commission must cause a plan of each proposed rating district to be lodged in the Central Plan Office; and > > > > > > > (b) the Surveyor-General, if satisfied that the plan is in accordance with the [Survey Co-ordination Act 1944](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1944-086) , must register the plan in the Central Plan Register. > > > (4)  The Commission, on declaring a part of the State to be a rating district, must immediately give a notice containing particulars of the declaration to each local council affected by the declaration. > > > (5)  A notice under [subsection (1)](#GS74A@Gs1@EN) is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) .