Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2017


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Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2017

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 Commission, make the following regulations under the Fire Service Act 1979 .

10 April 2017

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Health, acting for and on behalf of the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2017 .

2.   Commencement

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

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations –
Act means the Fire Service Act 1979 .

4.   Prescribed percentages under section 77C(2)

For the purposes of section 77C(2) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is –
(a) in the case of aviation hull insurance, 14%; and
(b) in the case of marine cargo insurance, 2%; and
(c) in the case of any other class of insurance, 28%.

5.   Prescribed body under sections 77C(3) and 77E(3)(b)

For the purposes of sections 77C(3) and 77E(3)(b) of the Act, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, established under Article VII of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, is a prescribed body.

6.   Prescribed collection fee under section 91(2)

For the purposes of section 91(2) of the Act, 4% of a local council contribution is prescribed as the fee which the local council responsible for making that contribution is entitled to retain for collecting the contribution.

7.   Prescribed rebate under section 95

For the purposes of section 95 of the Act, the prescribed fire service contribution rebate is 20% of the contribution.

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

Notified in the Gazette on 19 April 2017

These regulations are administered by the Tasmania Fire Service.