New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1989 - SECT 50

50 Contributions required from councils

(1) Of the amount required to be contributed for a fire district, 11.7% is (unless subsection (2) applies) to be contributed by the local government area or areas the whole or part of which is included in the fire district.

(2) If a fire district comprises a reserved area (as defined in section 5) and no other area:

(a) a local government area included in the fire district is not required to contribute in respect of the fire district, and

(b) 11.7% of the amount required to be contributed for the fire district is to be contributed from the National Parks and Wildlife Fund established under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and payment from that fund is authorised accordingly.