Fire Services Act 1990
sec.152TFailure by local government to make payment
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sec.152T Failure by local government to make payment
Where a local government fails to pay an amount payable under section 152S within the required period, the local government, from the day on which the period expires, is liable to pay to the department, for the fund, interest on the amount at the percentage prescribed under a regulation under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 or the Local Government Act 2009 for overdue rates. Any interest not paid by a local government within the time specified in a written demand for payment given by the commissioner is recoverable, together with expenses of recovery, in a court of competent jurisdiction. s 152T (prev s 119) amd 1995 No. 55 s 32 ; 1996 No. 42 s 21 sch 2 ; 1997 No. 52 s 10 ; 2001 No. 76 s 11 sch 2 ; 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1 ; 2010 No. 23 s 352 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 28 s 51 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 4 ; 2024 No. 22 s 92 sch 1 reloc and renum 2024 No. 22 s 60 (2) (sec.152T-ssec.1) Where a local government fails to pay an amount payable under section 152S within the required period, the local government, from the day on which the period expires, is liable to pay to the department, for the fund, interest on the amount at the percentage prescribed under a regulation under the City of Brisbane Act 2010 or the Local Government Act 2009 for overdue rates. (sec.152T-ssec.2) Any interest not paid by a local government within the time specified in a written demand for payment given by the commissioner is recoverable, together with expenses of recovery, in a court of competent jurisdiction.