Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024
S.R. No. 50/2024
Version as at
18 June 2024
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Revocation 1
4 Definition 1
5 Fees for provision of police services and goods in connection with commercial events—before 1 January 2025 2
6 Fees for provision of police services and goods in connection with commercial events—on or after 1 January 2025 4
7 Contracts and other arrangements for police services and goods 6
8 Charges for police information services—personnel time 7
9 Charges for police information services—fixed amount 9
10 Fee for application for authorisation to be given agency photographs 9
11 Fee for application for giving of agency photographs 9
Schedule 1—Personnel services—commercial events—fees before 1 January 2025 10
Schedule 2—Personnel services 11
Schedule 3—Land, water and air services—commercial events—fees before 1 January 2025 12
Schedule 4—Land, water and air services 14
Schedule 5—Police information services 16
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Endnotes 18
1 General information 18
2 Table of Amendments 20
3 Explanatory details 21
Version No.001
Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024
S.R. No. 50/2024
Version as at
18 June 2024
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe—
(a) fees and amounts payable for the purposes of Part 14A of the Victoria Police Act 2013; and
(b) charges for services provided by police officers, protective services officers and Victoria Police employees; and
(c) fees for applications by media organisations for authorisation to be given agency photographs; and
(d) fees for applications by authorised media organisations for the giving of agency photographs.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 277 of the Victoria Police Act 2013.
3 Revocation
The Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2014[1] are revoked.
4 Definition
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Victoria Police Act 2013.
5 Fees for provision of police services and goods in connection with commercial events—before 1 January 2025
(1) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, before 1 January 2025 the fees specified in subregulation (2) may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of services, being services of a person of a rank or class specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 1—
(a) to the place at which the commercial event is taking place; and
(b) in any area surrounding the commercial event for the purposes of traffic management, including—
(i) managing traffic arriving at and leaving the event; and
(ii) isolating people and traffic participating in the event from people and traffic not participating in the event.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the specified fees are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 1;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 1.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), in determining the period of time for which a person's services are provided, the Chief Commissioner must include only the period of time—
(a) beginning when the person commences duty at the event; and
(b) ending when the person is dismissed from duty at the event.
(4) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, before 1 January 2025 the fees specified in subregulation (5) may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of services, being services specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 3, to the place at which the commercial event is taking place.
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4), the specified fees are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 3;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 3.
(6) For the purposes of subregulation (5), in determining the period of time for which services are provided, the Chief Commissioner must include only the period of time—
(a) beginning when the services are brought into operation for the event; and
(b) ending when the services are no longer required for the event.
(7) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, before 1 January 2025 the fees that may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of police services and goods that are not ordinarily available within Victoria Police are the amounts that represent the costs incurred by the Chief Commissioner in acquiring those services and goods.
6 Fees for provision of police services and goods in connection with commercial events—on or after 1 January 2025
(1) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, on or after 1 January 2025 the fees specified in subregulation (2) may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of services, being services of a person of a rank or class specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2—
(a) to the place at which the commercial event is taking place; and
(b) in any area surrounding the commercial event for the purposes of traffic management or the performance of any of the functions of Victoria Police.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the specified fees are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 2;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 2.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), in determining the period of time for which a person's services are provided, the Chief Commissioner—
(a) must include the period of time—
(i) beginning when the person commences duty at the event; and
(ii) ending when the person is dismissed from duty at the event; and
(b) may include the period of time spent by the person in planning for the provision of their services.
(4) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, on or after 1 January 2025 the fees specified in subregulation (5) may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of services, being services specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 4—
(a) to the place at which the commercial event is taking place; and
(b) in any area surrounding the commercial event for the purposes of traffic management or the performance of any of the functions of Victoria Police.
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (4), the specified fees are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 4;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 4.
(6) For the purposes of subregulation (5), in determining the period of time for which services are provided, the Chief Commissioner—
(a) must include the period of time—
(i) beginning when the services are brought into operation for the event; and
(ii) ending when the services are no longer required for the event; and
(b) may include the period of time spent by each member of Victoria Police personnel in planning for the provision of the services.
(7) For the purposes of section 274B of the Act, on or after 1 January 2025 the fees that may be imposed by the Chief Commissioner in connection with a commercial event for the provision of police services and goods that are not ordinarily available within Victoria Police are the amounts that represent the costs incurred by the Chief Commissioner in acquiring those services and goods.
7 Contracts and other arrangements for police services and goods
(1) For the purposes of section 274C of the Act, the amounts payable for the provision of services of a person of a rank or class specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2, in the absence of any agreement between the Chief Commissioner and the person operating the commercial enterprise, are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of that Table;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of that Table.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), in determining the period of time for which a person's services are provided, the Chief Commissioner may include the period of time spent by the person in planning for the provision of their services.
(3) For the purposes of section 274C of the Act, the amounts payable for the provision of services specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 4, in the absence of any agreement between the Chief Commissioner and the person operating the commercial enterprise, are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of that Table;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of that Table.
(4) For the purposes of subregulation (3), in determining the period of time for which services are provided, the Chief Commissioner may include the period of time spent by each member of Victoria Police personnel in planning for the provision of the services.
(5) For the purposes of section 274C of the Act, the amounts payable for the provision of police services and goods that are not ordinarily available within Victoria Police, in the absence of any agreement between the Chief Commissioner and the person operating the commercial enterprise, are the amounts that represent the costs incurred by the Chief Commissioner in acquiring those services and goods.
8 Charges for police information services—personnel time
(1) Subject to subregulation (4), the Chief Commissioner may impose charges for the provision of services by police officers, protective services officers or Victoria Police employees—
(a) who provide information or services—
(i) as a defence witness in a criminal proceeding; or
(ii) as a witness for any other party in a civil proceeding; or
(b) who are required to search police files and to provide information from those files; or
(c) who are required to supervise the examination of police files; or
(d) who provide information or services, including a search of files, in an interview by a member of the public about an incident reported to Victoria Police; or
(e) who are required to provide a sworn affidavit.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the charges for services by police officers, protective services officers or Victoria Police employees of a rank or class specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 2 are the following—
(a) for the first hour or part of an hour of those services, the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of that Table;
(b) for each half hour or part of a half hour after the first hour, the corresponding amount specified in Column 3 of that Table.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), in determining the period of time for services to provide documents or other information, the Chief Commissioner must include the period of time required to search for, extract and review the documents or other information.
(4) If the Chief Commissioner imposes charges for the provision of services under regulation 9, the Chief Commissioner must not impose charges under this regulation in respect of the same services.
9 Charges for police information services—fixed amount
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the Chief Commissioner may impose charges for the provision of services by police officers, protective services officers or Victoria Police employees that are services specified in Column 1 of the Table in Schedule 5 in accordance with the corresponding amount specified in Column 2 of that Table.
(2) If the Chief Commissioner imposes charges for the provision of services under regulation 8, the Chief Commissioner must not impose charges under this regulation in respect of the same services.
10 Fee for application for authorisation to be given agency photographs
For the purposes of section 237(2) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 11⋅6 fee units.
11 Fee for application for giving of agency photographs
For the purposes of section 239(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 33⋅7 fee units.
Schedule 1—Personnel services—commercial events—fees before 1 January 2025
Regulation 5(1) and (2)
Table
Column 1<br>Person
Column 2<br>First hour or part
Column 3<br>Subsequent half hour or part
Police officer
Inspector or higher rank
14·3 fee units
7·2 fee units
Senior sergeant or sergeant
10·5 fee units
5·3 fee units
Rank below sergeant
7·4 fee units
3·7 fee units
Police Air Wing
Chief pilot
13⋅3 fee units
6⋅7 fee units
Senior pilot
13 fee units
6⋅5 fee units
Check and training pilot
11⋅8 fee units
5⋅9 fee units
Line pilot
11⋅4 fee units
5⋅7 fee units
Tactical flight officer
10⋅2 fee units
5⋅1 fee units
Victoria Police employee
VPS Grade 7
14·2 fee units
7·1 fee units
VPS Grade 6
10·4 fee units
5·2 fee units
VPS Grade 5
8 fee units
4 fee units
VPS Grade 4
6·7 fee units
3·4 fee units
VPS Grade 3
5·6 fee units
2·8 fee units
VPS Grade 2
4·4 fee units
2·2 fee units
Schedule 2—Personnel services
Regulations 6(1) and (2), 7(1) and 8(2)
Table
Column 1 <br>Person
Column 2 <br>First hour or part
Column 3<br>Subsequent half hour or part
Police officer
Inspector or higher rank
14⋅3 fee units
7⋅2 fee units
Senior sergeant or sergeant
10⋅5 fee units
5⋅3 fee units
Rank below sergeant
7⋅4 fee units
3⋅7 fee units
Protective services officer
Senior sergeant or sergeant
7⋅5 fee units
3⋅8 fee units
Rank below sergeant
5⋅8 fee units
2⋅9 fee units
Police Air Wing
Chief pilot
13⋅3 fee units
6⋅7 fee units
Senior pilot
13 fee units
6⋅5 fee units
Check and training pilot
11⋅8 fee units
5⋅9 fee units
Line pilot
11⋅4 fee units
5⋅7 fee units
Tactical flight officer
10⋅2 fee units
5⋅1 fee units
Victoria Police employee
VPS Grade 7
14⋅2 fee units
7⋅1 fee units
VPS Grade 6
10⋅4 fee units
5⋅2 fee units
VPS Grade 5
8 fee units
4 fee units
VPS Grade 4
6⋅7 fee units
3⋅4 fee units
VPS Grade 3
5⋅6 fee units
2⋅8 fee units
VPS Grade 2
4⋅4 fee units
2⋅2 fee units
Schedule 3—Land, water and air services—commercial events—fees before 1 January 2025
Regulation 5(4) and (5)
Table
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Service
First hour or part
Subsequent half hour or part
Services on land (not including crew)
Police dog
2⋅4 fee units
1⋅2 fee units
Police horse
4 fee units
2 fee units
Police motor car
2⋅6 fee units
1⋅3 fee units
Police motor cycle
1⋅4 fee units
0⋅70 fee units
Police bus
8⋅8 fee units
4⋅4 fee units
Police bicycle
0⋅30 fee units
0⋅15 fee units
Police all-terrain vehicle
0⋅60 fee units
0⋅30 fee units
Police 4WD operational vehicle
4⋅4 fee units
2⋅2 fee units
Police utility vehicle
2⋅7 fee units
1⋅4 fee units
Police operational van
6⋅9 fee units
3⋅5 fee units
Services on water (not including crew)
In-water vessel—class l (at least 15 metres in length)
47⋅6 fee units
23⋅8 fee units
In-water vessel—class 2 (less than 15 metres but at least 10 metres in length)
41⋅5 fee units
20⋅8 fee units
Trailer boat—class 3 (less than 10 metres but at least 6 metres in length)
16⋅2 fee units
8⋅1 fee units
Trailer boat—class 4 (less than 6 metres in length)
5⋅3 fee units
2⋅7 fee units
Personal watercraft
2⋅5 fee units
1⋅3 fee units
Air services (not including crew)
Rotary helicopter
625⋅7 fee units
312⋅9 fee units
Fixed-wing aeroplane
342⋅8 fee units
171⋅4 fee units
Schedule 4—Land, water and air services
Regulations 6(4) and (5) and 7(3)
Table
Column 1 <br>Service
Column 2 <br>First hour or part
Column 3<br>Subsequent half hour or part
Services on land (not including crew)
Police dog
2⋅4 fee units
1⋅2 fee units
Police horse
4 fee units
2 fee units
Police motor car
2⋅6 fee units
1⋅3 fee units
Police motor cycle
1⋅4 fee units
0⋅70 fee units
Police bus
8⋅8 fee units
4⋅4 fee units
Police bicycle
0⋅30 fee units
0⋅15 fee units
Police all-terrain vehicle
0⋅60 fee units
0⋅30 fee units
Police 4WD operational vehicle
4⋅4 fee units
2⋅2 fee units
Police utility vehicle
2⋅7 fee units
1⋅4 fee units
Police operational van
6⋅9 fee units
3⋅5 fee units
Services on water (not including crew)
In-water vessel—class l (at least 15 metres in length)
47⋅6 fee units
23⋅8 fee units
In-water vessel—class 2 (less than 15 metres but at least 10 metres in length)
41⋅5 fee units
20⋅8 fee units
Trailer boat—class 3 (less than 10 metres but at least 6 metres in length)
16⋅2 fee units
8⋅1 fee units
Trailer boat—class 4 (less than 6 metres in length)
5⋅3 fee units
2⋅7 fee units
Personal watercraft
2⋅5 fee units
1⋅3 fee units
Air services (not including crew)
Rotary helicopter
625⋅7 fee units
312⋅9 fee units
Fixed-wing aeroplane
342⋅8 fee units
171⋅4 fee units
Drone
9 fee units
4⋅5 fee units
Counter drone
27 fee units
13⋅5 fee units
Schedule 5—Police information services
Regulation 9(1)
Table
Column 1<br>Service
Column 2<br>Charge
National police certificate
Item 1 Search all relevant police records (except fingerprint records) to notify of any criminal history of a person providing volunteer services to a not-for-profit organisation
1⋅8 fee units
Item 2 Search all relevant police records (except fingerprint records) to notify of any criminal history of a person (other than a person referred to in item 1)
5⋅3 fee units
Item 3 Search all relevant police records (including fingerprint records) to notify of any criminal history of a person
14⋅2 fee units
Fingerprinting
Item 4 Process and provide one set of ink fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes (as a service not ordinarily undertaken by police officers in the course of their duty)
3·4 fee units
Item 5 Process and provide 2 sets of ink fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes (as a service not ordinarily undertaken by police officers in the course of their duty)
4·8 fee units
Item 6 Process and provide 3 sets of ink fingerprints for visa, passport or immigration purposes (as a service not ordinarily undertaken by police officers in the course of their duty)
6·2 fee units
Item 7 Electronic fingerprint scanning to process one set of Live Scan fingerprints for private security or firearm licensing purposes
9⋅1 fee units
Lost, stolen or damaged property
Item 8 Search all relevant police records to provide a copy of a crime or fire report
4⋅7 fee units
Item 9 Process each subrogation notice provided by a loss assessor or insurer to advise of a change of ownership of property
1·5 fee units
Collision or accident
Item 10 Search all relevant police records to provide a copy of the first 10 pages of an accident report
5⋅2 fee units
Item 11 Provide pages of an accident report (in addition to the first 10 pages of the report)
$1 for each additional page
Documents subject to subpoena
Item 12 Search all relevant police records to produce to a court the first 10 pages of documents subject to a subpoena
4⋅4 fee units
Item 13 Provide pages of documents subject to a subpoena (in addition to the first 10 pages of those documents)
$1 for each additional page
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Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024, S.R. No. 50/2024 were made on 18 June 2024 by the Governor in Council under section 277 of the Victoria Police Act 2013, No. 81/2013 and came into operation on 18 June 2024.
The Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 18 June 2034 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
There are no amendments made to the Victoria Police (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2024 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
3 Explanatory details
Reg. 3: S.R. No. 80/2014.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2023 is $15.90 and for the financial year commencing 1 July 2024 is $16.33. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. ↑