Australian Capital Territory

ACT Fire Brigade (Determination of Fees and Charges for 2002/2003) – 2002 (No 1)

Disallowable instrument DI 2002-127

made under the 

Fire Brigade Regulations	Regulation 6	

1.	This determination may be cited as Determination of Fees and Charges for 2002/2003 – ACT Fire Brigade.
2.	This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2002.
3.	Under regulation 6 of the Fire Brigade Regulations, I REVOKE the previous determinations of fees and charges made under that Regulation.
4.	Under regulation 6 of the Fire Brigade Regulations, I DETERMINE that the fees payable by a person for a service identified in items 1 to 35 of the schedule of this determination is payable to the ACT. 
5.	Explanatory notes (including the previous years fee) are included in the schedules in italic text.  General explanatory notes are included at the end of schedule in italic text.  Explanatory notes in italic text and general explanatory notes in italic text do not form part of the determination.  (For example, the following twelve words, if included in a schedule, would not form part of the determination: Explanatory Note: explanatory notes and general explanatory notes are in italic text).

Ian Mountford Bennett
Fire Commissioner
27 June 2002

1	Where personnel are made available to crew fire appliances at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function or emergency activity, personnel as follows:		
			a.	Each Superintendent and above (per Hour or part thereof)	$ 88.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			b.	Each District Officer (per Hour or part thereof)	$ 70.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			c.	Each Station Officer (per hour or part thereof)	$ 64.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			d.	Each Fire Fighter (per hour or part thereof)	$ 58.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $86.00, $69.00, $63.00, and $57.00 (including 		10% GST).		
2	Where a fire appliance is made available at the request of a person or organisation conducting a sporting event or other public function or emergency activity, appliances as follows:		
			a.	Fire Pumper (per hour or part thereof)	$ 353.00 (including 10% GST) with crew	
			b.	Hazmat Vehicle (per hour or part thereof)	$ 353.00 (including 10% GST) with crew	
			c.	Water Tanker (per hour or part thereof)	$ 317.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			d.	Water Tanker (Minimum crew) per hour or part thereof	$ 194.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			e.	Hydraulic Platform (per hour or part thereof)	$ 323.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
			f	.	Lighting Vehicle (per hour or part thereof)	$ 188.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $345.00 (including 10% GST), $345.00 		(including 10% GST), $310.00 (including 10% GST), $190.00 (including 10% 		GST), $316.00 (including 10% GST) and $184.00 (including 10% GST) 		respectively.		
3	Technical Rescue Course fees:		
			a.	Trench Rescue	$ 176.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	
			b.	Confined Space Rescue	$ 176.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	
			c.	Vertical Rescue	$ 176.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	
			d.	Structural Collapse Rescue	$ 176.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	
			e.	Road Accident Rescue	$ 176.00 (including 10% GST) per hour or part thereof per instructor	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fee was $172.50 (including 10% GST) for each course.		

4	Oxygen Cylinder refill	$ 20.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $19.90 (including 10% GST).		
5	Air Cylinder refill	$ 7.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $6.70 (including 10% GST).		
6	Hydrostatic testing of Cylinder - first cylinder	$ 35.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $34.70 (including 10% GST).		
7	Hydrostatic testing of Cylinder - subsequent cylinders	$ 20.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $19.90 (including 10% GST).		
8	Testing of LPG cylinders	$ 23.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $22.40 (including 10% GST).		
9	Cylinder valve service	$ 53.00 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $52.50 (including 10% GST).		
10	Hire of Full air cylinder	$ 14.00 (including 10% GST) 	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $13.20 (including 10% GST).		
11	Hire of full oxygen cylinder	$ 25.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $24.50 (including 10% GST).		
12	Service & testing of Sabre centurion SCBA	$ 53.00 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $52.50 (including 10% GST).		
13	Service & testing of Drager Acute Pack 2000	$ 53.00 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $52.50 (including 10% GST).		
14	Service & testing of Trelleborg Chemical Suits	$ 53.00 (including 10% GST) per hr plus parts.  Minimum charge 1 hr	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $52.50 (including 10% GST).		
15	Breathing Apparatus familiarization and/or refresher course	$ 691.00 (including 10% GST) for 4 to 8 persons	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $674.50 (including 10% GST).		
16	Hire of Breathing Apparatus Set	$ 57.00 (including 10% GST) per day or part thereof	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $56.00 (including 10% GST).		
17		Breathing Apparatus Training /Consultancy	$ 137.00 (including 10% GST) per hour	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $134.50 (including 10% GST).		

18	Building certification fee:		 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
		a.	Issue of Fire Brigade clearance to private certifiers.	$ 156.00 per hour or part thereof, which will include Initial consultation, any required report preparation, site inspections, testing of fire systems and preparation of clearance inspections.	
		b.	Post Occupancy Building Fire Safety Inspections	$ 156.00 per hour or part thereof general Fire Safety inspection of occupied premises including preparation of a fire report	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $153.00, $153.00 respectively		
19	Fire Incident Reports, and Fire Safety policies, search, duplication and dispatch of 1 x Fire Report on request	$ 34.00 (including 10% GST) each Fire Incident Report	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $33.70 (including 10% GST).		
20	Fire Warden Training Course (4 hours)	$ 59.00 (including 10% GST) per course attendee or $ 1,004.00 (including 10% GST) for a large group of students within the same precinct	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fees were$58.00 and  $980.00 (both including 10% GST) 		respectively.		
21	Fire Safety and Extinguisher Training Course (1 hour 45 mins)	$ 601.00 (including 10% GST) per session	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $587.00 (including 10% GST).		
22	Fire Safety Training (No Extinguishers) - 45 mins - 1 hour	$ 400.00 (including 10% GST) per session	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $391.50 (including 10% GST).		
23	Fire Extinguisher Training Only (30 mins - 40 mins)	$ 400.00 (including 10% GST) per session	 or part thereof	to 8 persons	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $391.50 (including 10% GST).		
24	Monitoring for Automatic Fire Alarm System	$ 313.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $305.50 (including 10% GST).		
25	Monitoring fee for second & Subsequent Alarm Installation at the same protected premises	$ 126.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $123.00 (including 10% GST).		
26	AFANP Connection Fee	$ 31,320.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $30,556.00 (including 10% GST).		
27	AFANP Maintenance Fee	$ 25,151.00 (including 10% GST) for the first year, and $ 6,291.00 (including 10% GST) per quarter	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the Fees were $24,538.00 (including 10% GST), and 		$6,138.50 (including 10% GST) respectively.		

28	Retesting fee (per series of tests)	$ 1,506.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was 1469.50 (including 10% GST).		
29	Transfer Fee for first Alarm Installation at each protected premises	$ 126.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $123.00 (including 10% GST).		
30	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent Alarm Installation at a protected premise when the transfer request contains a single alarm transfer request.	$ 126.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $123.00 (including 10% GST).		
31	Transfer fee for the second and subsequent Alarm Installation at a protected premise when the transfer request is received in the same application.	$ 62.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $60.50 (including 10% GST).		
32	Domestic Alarm fee.	$ 62.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $60.50 (including 10% GST).		
33	Incorrect Alarm Type fee	$ 625.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was 610.50 (including 10% GST).		
34	Network false Alarm fees.	$ 251.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $245.00 (including 10% GST).		
35	Third party IVU false alarm fees	$ 251.00 (including 10% GST)	
	Explanatory Note:	Last Financial Year the fee was $245.00 (including 10% GST).		

General Explanatory Notes

A. Statutory authority
The Fire Brigade Regulations provide that members of the Fire Brigade may, at the request of a person, render such services as the Chief Officer approves.  The Chief Officer may also permit the use, in the rendering of such a service, of the equipment of the Brigade.  For the purposes of the Regulations, the Chief Officer is the Fire Commissioner appointed under the Fire Brigade (Administration) Act 1974. 

The Fire Commissioner may not approve the rendering of services or permit the use of equipment unless the person who requests the provision of the services agrees to such terms and conditions (including the payment of fees) as the Fire Commissioner determines to be the terms and conditions upon which the services shall be provided and the use of the equipment shall be permitted.

B. Overview of increases in fees and charges
Fees have generally been increased by 2.50% and rounded to the nearest dollar or appropriate value.

C. Commencement
This comes into effect on 1 July 2002.  As the new fees and charges come into effect, the earlier determination of those fees and charges ceases to have effect. 

D. GST
GST is payable on these fees under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. The determined fee has been made inclusive of the 10% GST.