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EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDING ACT 1998

Table of Provisions

PART 1--Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Meaning of non-reviewable in relation to certain decisions

PART 3--The emergency services levy

Division 1--Levy in respect of land

Subdivision 1--Imposition of levy
  • 5 Land that is subject to levy
  • 5A Application for aggregation of non contiguous land
  • 6 Basis of levy
  • 7 Emergency services areas
  • 8 Land uses
  • 9 Objection to attribution of use to land
  • 10 Declaring the levy and the area and land use factors
  • 12 Commissioner to keep assessment book
  • 13 Alterations to assessment book
  • 14 Inspection of assessment book
  • 15 Liability for levy
  • 16 Notice of levy
  • 17 Refund resulting from assessment
  • 17A Cancellation of assessment
  • 17B Payment of levy into Fund
  • Subdivision 2--Refunds
  • 17C Right to apply for refund
  • 17D Form of application for refund
  • 17E Commissioner may refuse to determine application until information etc provided
  • 17F Offset of refund against other liability
  • 17G Windfalls--refusal of refund
  • Subdivision 3--Interest and penalty levy
  • 17H Definition for Subdivision
  • 17I Defaults to which Subdivision applies
  • 17J Interest
  • 17K Penalty levy
  • 17L Amount of penalty levy
  • 17M Notification of penalty levy and interest and time for payment
  • Subdivision 4--Collection of levy
  • 17N Definition for Subdivision
  • 17O Recovery of levy as debt
  • 17P Joint and several liability
  • 17Q Collection of levy from third parties
  • 17R Duties of agents, trustees etc
  • 18 Levy first charge on land
  • 20 Sale of land for non-payment of levy
  • 21 Recovery of levy not affected by objection or review
  • 22 Arrangements for payment of levy
  • 22A Decisions non-reviewable
  • 22B No statute of limitation to apply
  • Subdivision 5--Investigation
  • 22C Power to require information, instruments or records or attendance for examination
  • 22D Powers of entry and inspection
  • 22E Use and inspection of instruments or records produced or seized
  • 22F Self-incrimination
  • 22G Hindering or obstructing authorised officers etc
  • Subdivision 6--Secrecy
  • 22H Relevant persons
  • 22I Prohibition of certain disclosures by relevant persons
  • 22J Permitted disclosure in particular circumstances or to particular persons
  • 22K Permitted disclosures of general nature
  • 22L Prohibition of disclosures by other persons
  • 22M Restriction on power of courts to require disclosure

Division 2--Levy in respect of vehicles and vessels

  • 23 Liability for levy
  • 24 Declaring the amount of the levy
  • 25 Exemption by Minister
  • 26 Objection to classification of vehicle
  • 27 Payment of levy into Fund

PART 4--The Community Emergency Services Fund

PART 5--Miscellaneous

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