New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 1989 - SECT 24C

24C 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 State Emergency Service expenditure, and

(b) adopt an estimate of the parts of such expenditure applicable to each area of council,

for the next financial year.

(2) In determining the part of State Emergency Service capital expenditure applicable to a council, the Minister may apply such proportion of that expenditure to each council as the Minister thinks fit.

(3) Before preparing the estimate, the Minister is to consider the report and recommendation of the Director-General 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 State Emergency Service expenditure, subject to this Part.