New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989 - SECT 45

45 Estimate to be prepared by Minister

(1) The Minister must, before or as soon as practicable after the end of a financial year, prepare and:

(a) subject to the concurrence of the Treasurer, adopt an estimate of the probable fire brigades expenditure, and

(b) adopt an estimate of the parts of such expenditure applicable to each fire district,

for the next financial year.

(2) In determining the part of fire brigades capital expenditure applicable to each fire district, the Minister may apply such proportion of the total estimated capital expenditure to each fire district as the Minister thinks fit.

(3) Before preparing the estimate, the Minister is to consider the report and recommendation of the Commissioner in respect of the matters referred to in subsection (1).

(4) The total amount required to be contributed under this Part for a financial year is the amount of the estimate of the probable fire brigades expenditure, subject to this Part.