Western Australian Consolidated Acts

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1998 - SECT 36A

36A .         Annual estimates of expenditure by local governments and payments by Authority

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), a local government is to cause an annual estimate of its expenditure in relation to fire and emergency services to be —

            (a)         prepared in the manner and form approved by the Minister; and

            (b)         submitted for the approval of the Authority by the time determined by the Minister.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply to a local government in relation to a particular year if the Minister gives to the local government written notice that an estimate of its expenditure is not required for that year.

        (3)         The Authority may give the approval referred to in subsection (1)(b) or may reject the estimate and require the local government to prepare and submit an amended estimate for the approval of the Authority by the time determined by the Minister.

        (4)         A local government is to comply with a requirement under subsection (3).

        (5)         The Authority is to pay to a local government, by the time, and in accordance with the procedures, determined by the Minister, an amount equal to the expenditure of the local government approved by the Authority under this section.

        [Section 36A inserted by No. 42 of 2002 s. 15.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 42 of 2002 s. 15.]