Fire Service (Finance) Amendment Regulations 1997
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the State Fire Commission, make the following regulations under the Fire Service Act 1979 .
23 December 1997G. S. M. GREEN
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
JOHN BESWICK
Minister for Police and Public Safety
These regulations may be cited as the Fire Service (Finance) Amendment Regulations 1997 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulations 6 and 7 substituted
Regulations 6 and 7 of the Principal Regulations are rescinded and the following regulations are substituted:6. Prescribed amounts under section 79A
For the purposes of sections 79A(1) and (2) of the Act –(a) $1 900 is the minimum assessed annual value of land in, or in relation to, each permanent brigade rating district; and(b) $2 150 is the minimum assessed annual value of land in, or in relation to, each composite brigade rating district; and(c) $5 960 is the minimum assessed annual value of land in, or in relation to, each volunteer brigade rating district; and(d) $6 870 is the minimum assessed annual value of land in, or in relation to, general land.7. Prescribed amount under section 79B
(1) For the purpose of section 79B(1) of the Act, the amount prescribed for each category of land referred to in that section is $25.00.(2) For the purposes of section 79B(2)(b) of the Act, the minimum fire service contribution that a local council is to collect for each financial year after the financial year commencing on 1 July 1997, in respect of a rateable parcel of land referred to in that section, is $25.00.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 31 December 1997
These regulations are administered by the Tasmania Fire Service.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations prescribe new amounts for the purposes of sections 79A and 79B of the Fire Service Act 1979 , consequent on the enactment of the Fire Service Amendment Act 1997 .