Fire Services Regulation 2011
sec.11Annual contributions of owners of prescribed properties—multiple categories— Act , s 152I
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sec.11 Annual contributions of owners of prescribed properties—multiple categories— Act , s 152I
This section applies to a prescribed property if there is more than 1 relevant category for the property. The amount of the contribution payable by the owner of the property for a financial year is the amount stated in schedule 2 , column 2, according to— the levy group that would apply to the property if the deciding category applied to the entire property; and the levy class for the property. For deciding the levy group that applies to a property, if the area of the property, or part of the property, (expressed in square metres) or the licensed capacity of an oil or fuel depot or refinery (expressed in litres) includes a fraction, the number must be rounded to the nearest whole number (rounding one-half upwards). In this section— deciding category , for a property, means— if 1 of the relevant categories is in a higher levy group than the other relevant categories—that category; or otherwise—the category in the highest levy group that would apply to the property if the entire property were used for each of the purposes to which the relevant categories relate. relevant category , for a property, means a category applying to the property or part of the property. s 11 amd 2013 SL No. 110 s 17 ; 2014 SL No. 77 s 9 ; 2019 SL No. 110 s 10 ; 2024 Act No. 22 s 92 sch 1 (sec.11-ssec.1) This section applies to a prescribed property if there is more than 1 relevant category for the property. (sec.11-ssec.2) The amount of the contribution payable by the owner of the property for a financial year is the amount stated in schedule 2 , column 2, according to— the levy group that would apply to the property if the deciding category applied to the entire property; and the levy class for the property. (sec.11-ssec.3) For deciding the levy group that applies to a property, if the area of the property, or part of the property, (expressed in square metres) or the licensed capacity of an oil or fuel depot or refinery (expressed in litres) includes a fraction, the number must be rounded to the nearest whole number (rounding one-half upwards). (sec.11-ssec.4) In this section— deciding category , for a property, means— if 1 of the relevant categories is in a higher levy group than the other relevant categories—that category; or otherwise—the category in the highest levy group that would apply to the property if the entire property were used for each of the purposes to which the relevant categories relate. relevant category , for a property, means a category applying to the property or part of the property.
- (a) the levy group that would apply to the property if the deciding category applied to the entire property; and
- (b) the levy class for the property.
- (a) if 1 of the relevant categories is in a higher levy group than the other relevant categories—that category; or