Fire Services Act 1990
sec.152IAnnual contributions of owners of prescribed properties
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sec.152I Annual contributions of owners of prescribed properties
A regulation may prescribe the amounts of the contributions to be paid by owners of prescribed properties for a financial year. A regulation under subsection (1) shall prescribe the amounts of the contributions by categorising prescribed properties and prescribing differing amounts of contributions in accordance with those categories. Categorisation of prescribed properties is to be on the bases stated in the regulation. the purposes for which properties are used the nature and availability of services supplied by fire service entities servicing properties the nature and availability of facilities of fire service entities servicing properties the levy district or class of levy districts in which properties are located a combination of all or any of examples 1, 2, 3 and 4 As soon as is practicable after a regulation is made under this section, the commissioner must give notice in writing to each local government of the amounts of contributions payable by owners of prescribed properties in respect of the financial year to which the regulation relates. s 152I (prev s 108) amd 1995 No. 55 s 25 ; 1996 No. 42 s 21 sch 2 ; 2001 No. 76 s 11 sch 2 ; 2013 No. 28 s 51 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 4 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 60 (2) (sec.152I-ssec.1) A regulation may prescribe the amounts of the contributions to be paid by owners of prescribed properties for a financial year. (sec.152I-ssec.2) A regulation under subsection (1) shall prescribe the amounts of the contributions by categorising prescribed properties and prescribing differing amounts of contributions in accordance with those categories. (sec.152I-ssec.3) Categorisation of prescribed properties is to be on the bases stated in the regulation. the purposes for which properties are used the nature and availability of services supplied by fire service entities servicing properties the nature and availability of facilities of fire service entities servicing properties the levy district or class of levy districts in which properties are located a combination of all or any of examples 1, 2, 3 and 4 (sec.152I-ssec.4) As soon as is practicable after a regulation is made under this section, the commissioner must give notice in writing to each local government of the amounts of contributions payable by owners of prescribed properties in respect of the financial year to which the regulation relates.
- 1 the purposes for which properties are used
- 2 the nature and availability of services supplied by fire service entities servicing properties
- 3 the nature and availability of facilities of fire service entities servicing properties
- 4 the levy district or class of levy districts in which properties are located
- 5 a combination of all or any of examples 1, 2, 3 and 4