South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts28—The Community Emergency Services Fund
(1) The Community
Emergency Services Fund is established.
(2) The Fund is
subject to the management and control of the Minister.
(3) The Fund consists
of—
(a) the
emergency services levy paid into the Fund under Part 3; and
(ab)
money to be paid into the Fund by the Treasurer pursuant to this Act; and
(b)
interest and accretions arising from investment of the Fund.
(4) The Minister may
only apply the Fund in one or more of the following ways:
(a) in
payment to—
(i)
the South Australian Country Fire Service; or
(ii)
the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service; or
(iii)
the South Australian State Emergency Service; or
(iv)
the Surf Life Saving Association of South Australia
Incorporated; or
(v)
a body or organisation that is a member of Volunteer
Marine Rescue S.A. Incorporated; or
(vi)
any other person or organisation (whether an agency or
instrumentality of the Crown or not),
for the provision of emergency services;
(ab) in
payment to the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission;
(b) for
any purpose for, or relating to, the prevention of circumstances in which
emergency services are likely to be required;
(c)
without limiting paragraph (b), for any purpose of or relating to
education as to, or research into—
(i)
the prevention of circumstances in which
emergency services are likely to be required; or
(ii)
the strategies and procedures for dealing with
emergencies when they arise and for dealing with the harmful effects of
emergencies; or
(iii)
the factors that give rise to emergencies;
(d) in
payment of the costs of, or relating to, the administration of this Act.