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Queensland
FIRE SERVICE
LEGISLATION
AMENDMENT BILL 1994
Queensland
FIRE SERVICE LEGISLATION
AMENDMENT BILL 1994
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF FIRE SERVICE ACT 1990
3 Act amended in Pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Insertion of new Division heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Division 1--Interpretation
5 Amendment of s 105 (Interpretation of Part) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6 Insertion of new Division heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Division 2--Funding for urban fire brigades
7 Insertion of new Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Division 3--Funding for rural fire brigades
128A Local government may make and levy certain rates or
charges and contribute amounts raised to rural fire brigades . . . . . . 5
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993
8 Act amended in Pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9 Amendment of s 567 (Special rates and charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10 Amendment of s 568 (Separate rates and charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
11 Amendment of s 569 (Utility charges) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF ACTS INTERPRETATION ACT
1954
12 Act amended in Pt 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
13 Amendment of s 14A (Interpretation best achieving Act's purpose) . . . . . . 6
1994
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Fire Service Act 1990 and other Acts
s1 4 s5
Fire Service Legislation Amendment
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
title 3
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Fire Service Legislation Amendment Act 4
1994. 5
6
Commencement
Clause 2. Parts 2 and 3 of this Act are taken to have commenced on 26 March 7
1994. 8
PART 2--AMENDMENT OF FIRE SERVICE ACT 1990 9
amended in Pt 2 10
Act
Clause 3. This Part amends the Fire Service Act 1990. 11
of new Division heading 12
Insertion
Clause 4. Before section 105-- 13
insert-- 14
1--Interpretation'. 15
`Division
of s 105 (Interpretation of Part) 16
Amendment
Clause 5. Section 105, heading-- 17
omit, insert-- 18
`Definitions'. 19
s6 5 s9
Fire Service Legislation Amendment
of new Division heading 1
Insertion
Clause 6. After section 105-- 2
insert-- 3
2--Funding for urban fire brigades'. 4
`Division
of new Division 5
Insertion
Clause 7. After section 128-- 6
insert-- 7
3--Funding for rural fire brigades 8
`Division
government may make and levy certain rates or charges and 9
`Local
contribute amounts raised to rural fire brigades 10
`128A. A local government may make and levy the following rates or 11
charges and contribute amounts raised to rural fire brigades operating in its 12
local government area-- 13
(a) a special rate or charge under section 567 of the Local 14
Government Act 1993; 15
(b) a separate rate or charge under section 568 of the Local 16
Government Act 1993.'. 17
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 18
ACT 1993 19
amended in Pt 3 20
Act
Clause 8. This Part amends the Local Government Act 1993. 21
of s 567 (Special rates and charges) 22
Amendment
Clause 9. Section 567-- 23
s 10 6 s 13
Fire Service Legislation Amendment
insert-- 1
`(7) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a local government may 2
make and levy a special rate or charge under subsection (1) for a service, 3
facility or activity whether or not the service, facility or activity is supplied 4
by the local government itself.'. 5
of s 568 (Separate rates and charges) 6
Amendment
Clause 10. Section 568-- 7
insert-- 8
`(2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a local government may 9
make and levy a separate rate or charge for a service, facility or activity 10
whether or not the service, facility or activity is supplied by the local 11
government itself.'. 12
of s 569 (Utility charges) 13
Amendment
Clause 11. Section 569-- 14
insert-- 15
`(6) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a local government may 16
make and levy a utility charge for a service whether or not the service is 17
supplied by the local government itself.'. 18
PART 4--AMENDMENT OF ACTS 19
INTERPRETATION ACT 1954 20
amended in Pt 4 21
Act
Clause 12. This Part amends the Acts Interpretation Act 1954. 22
of s 14A (Interpretation best achieving Act's purpose) 23
Amendment
Clause 13. Section 14A(2)-- 24
s 13 7 s 13
Fire Service Legislation Amendment
omit, insert-- 1
`(2) Subsection (1) does not create or extend criminal liability, but applies 2
whether or not the Act's purpose is expressly stated in the Act. 3
`(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section applies to an Act 4
passed after 30 June 1991 despite any presumption or rule of interpretation. 5
6
Example--
7
There is judicial authority for a rule of interpretation that taxing legislation is to
8
be interpreted strictly and in a taxpayer's favour (for example, see Partington v AG
9
(1869) LR 4 HL 100 at 122). Despite such a possible rule, this section requires a
10
provision imposing taxation to be interpreted in the way that best achieves the Act's
11
purpose, whether or not to do so would be in a taxpayer's favour.'.
12
© State of Queensland 1994
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