South Australian Current Acts

EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDING ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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

   28.     The Community Emergency Services Fund
   29.     Investment of the Fund
   30.     Accounts

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   31.     Delegation
   31A.    Evidence
   32.     Service of notices
   33.     Remission of levies by regulation
   33A.     Recouping money lost on aggregation of non contiguous land
   34.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Emergency services areas
           SCHEDULE 2--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history