Fire Brigades Act 1989 FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - Made under the Fire Brigades Act 1989 - As at 1 September 2006 - Reg 558 of 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Name of Regulation 2. Commencement 3. Definition 4. Charges for attending hazardous material incidents 5. Charges for responding to false alarms FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 1 Name of Regulation 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Fire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 2000. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 2 Commencement 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2000. Note: This Regulation replaces the Fire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 2000 which is repealed on 1 September 2000 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. Note: The regulation (statutory rule) appointed 1 September 2000 as the date of its commencement. Pursuant to section 39 (2A) of the Interpretation Act 1987, the regulation is not invalid merely because the regulation was published in the Gazette after the day on which one or more of its provisions is or are expressed to take effect, but provides, in that case, for that or those provisions to take effect from the day on which the regulation is published in the Gazette, instead of from the earlier day. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 3 Definition 3 Definition (1) In this Regulation: "the Act" means the Fire Brigades Act 1989. (2) The explanatory note and notes in the text of this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 4 Charges for attending hazardous material incidents 4 Charges for attending hazardous material incidents For the purposes of section 40 (4A) of the Act, the maximum charges payable for services rendered by members of a fire brigade as described in that subsection are the charges set out in the Table to this clause. Table _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |For each standard pumper, salvage, | | |rescue monitor, command vehicle or |for each hour $108.90 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |For each turntable ladder, hydraulic |for each hour $212.30 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |Such amount as is certified by the | |For the use of any material |Commissioner to be the cost to the | | |Commissioner of the material plus 10%| |_____________________________________________________________________________| One half of the charges specified is payable in respect of each half hour, or remaining part of a half hour, for which the officer or firefighter is in attendance, or the equipment is available for use, at the incident. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 5 Charges for responding to false alarms 5 Charges for responding to false alarms For the purposes of section 42 (1) (e) of the Act, $250 is the charge for responding to a false alarm that: (a) resulted from any activation of the alarm except in the course of a test of which prior notice was given to a fire brigade officer and that the Commissioner is satisfied was properly carried out, and (b) is the second or further occasion of any such false alarm by the alarm during any period of 60 days. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - NOTES Note: The Regulation was repealed by sec 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 No 146 with effect from 1.9.2006. FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - NOTES His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Fire Brigades Act 1989. Minister for Emergency Services FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - NOTES Explanatory note This Regulation replaces the Fire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 1995 which is repealed on 1 September 2000 under section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. The new Regulation deals with the charges that may be imposed for attending hazardous materials incidents (these charges have been increased to take into account the GST payable in respect of such attendances) and for attendances arising from false alarms. This Regulation is made under the Fire Brigades Act 1989, including sections 40, 42 and 85 (the general regulation- making power). FIRE BRIGADES (CHARGES) REGULATION 2000 - NOTES Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: ______________________________________________________________ |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________| Table of amending instrumentsFire Brigades (Charges) Regulation 2000 published in Gazette No 117 of 8.9.2000, p 10179.