Fire Service (Finance) Amendment Regulations 1998

Fire Service (Finance) Amendment Regulations 1998

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 .

25 May 1998

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

JOHN BESWICK

Minister for Police and Public Safety

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fire Service (Finance) Amendment Regulations 1998 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

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Regulations 6 and 7 of the Principal Regulations are rescinded and the following regulations are substituted: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(2)

For the purposes of section 79A(2) of the Act, the minimum assessed annual value of land for the financial year commencing on 1 July 1998 is –

(a) $1 820 in relation to each permanent brigade rating district; and

(b) $2 270 in relation to each composite brigade rating district; and

(c) $5 790 in relation to each volunteer brigade rating district; and

(d) $6 410 in relation to general land.

7.   Prescribed amount under section 79B(2)

For the purposes of section 79B(2) of the Act, $25 is the minimum fire service contribution that a local council is to collect for the financial year commencing of 1 July 1998 in respect of a rateable parcel of permanent brigade rating district land, composite brigade rating district land, volunteer brigade rating district land or general land in its municipal area.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 27 May 1998

These regulations are administered by the Tasmania Fire Service.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations prescribe amounts for the purposes of sections 79A(2) and 79B(2) of the Fire Service Act 1979 for the financial year commencing on 1 July 1998.